Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Brownsville, TX

Issued

Feb 19, 2017, 8:14 PM CST (02:14 UTC)

Expired

Feb 19, 2017, 9:00 PM CST

In force

46 min

Issued by

NWS Brownsville, TX

Area

Storm-based polygon

Hail

1.0 in

Wind

60.0 mph

County Zapata County, TX

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850 
WUUS54 KBRO 200214
SVRBRO
TXC505-200300-
/O.NEW.KBRO.SV.W.0002.170220T0214Z-170220T0300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
814 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2017

The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Zapata County in Deep South Texas...

* Until 900 PM CST

* At 813 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 6 miles southeast of Rio Bravo to 8 miles southwest
  of Falcon Mesa, moving northeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...INCLUDING CRACKED WINDSHIELDS 
           AND MINOR EXTERIOR DENTS CAN EXPECTED. SOME DAMAGE TO 
           CROPS AND TREES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT MINOR WIND DAMAGE TO 
           MOBILE HOMES...SOME ROOFS...SIDING AND SOME FENCES. TREE 
           LIMBS WILL BLOW DOWN AND SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. 
           DAMAGE TO POWER LINES AND SOME POWER POLES IS EXPECTED. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Zapata, Bustamante, Medina, Siesta Shores, Las Palmas and Falcon 
  Mesa.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 2732 9937 2727 9933 2727 9905 2706 9905
      2682 9926 2686 9928 2687 9932 2688 9933
      2692 9932 2694 9939 2696 9939 2698 9938
      2702 9942 2729 9942
TIME...MOT...LOC 0213Z 214DEG 33KT 2731 9938 2679 9938 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JMS

963 
WWUS54 KBRO 200239
SVSBRO

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
839 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2017

TXC505-200300-
/O.CON.KBRO.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170220T0300Z/
Zapata TX-
839 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST
FOR NORTHERN ZAPATA COUNTY...

At 838 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line 
extending from NEAR Laredo Ranchettes to Zapata, moving northeast at 
40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...INCLUDING CRACKED WINDSHIELDS AND 
         MINOR EXTERIOR DENTS CAN EXPECTED. SOME DAMAGE TO CROPS AND 
         TREES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT MINOR WIND DAMAGE TO MOBILE 
         HOMES...SOME ROOFS...SIDING AND SOME FENCES. TREE LIMBS 
         WILL BLOW DOWN AND SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. DAMAGE TO 
         POWER LINES AND SOME POWER POLES IS EXPECTED. 

Locations impacted include...
Zapata, Bustamante, Medina, Las Palmas and Falcon Mesa.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 2727 9905 2706 9905 2682 9926 2686 9928
      2687 9932 2688 9933 2692 9932 2694 9939
      2696 9939 2698 9938 2704 9933 2727 9926
TIME...MOT...LOC 0238Z 214DEG 33KT 2750 9924 2698 9924 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JMS

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