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Special Weather Statement, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this special weather statement at Aug 8, 2017, 7:21 PM CDT for Jim Hogg County, Texas. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2017, 7:21 PM CDT (00:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 8, 2017, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
County Jim Hogg County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 131 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1003 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -60 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1228 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
099
WWUS84 KBRO 090021
SPSBRO
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
721 PM CDT TUE AUG 8 2017
TXZ249-090100-
Jim Hogg TX-
721 PM CDT TUE AUG 8 2017
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
At 720 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Hebbronville. This storm was nearly stationary.
Winds of up to 30 mph will be possible with this storm in addition
to torrential rainfall.
Locations impacted include...
Hebbronville, Las Lomitas, Gruy Stadium, Jim Hogg County Airport,
Hebbronville High School, South Fork Estates and Hebbronville Border
Patrol Station.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
LAT...LON 2734 9855 2734 9852 2727 9852 2726 9853
2725 9853 2725 9851 2724 9850 2724 9849
2715 9849 2714 9848 2716 9881 2736 9874
2736 9863 2734 9862 2734 9859 2736 9859
2736 9855
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 017DEG 2KT 2729 9865
$$
BirchfieldThe office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 7:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Jim Hogg | 49 min |
| Aug 8, 7:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Jim Hogg | 65 min |
| Aug 8, 8:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Jim Hogg | 40 min |
| Aug 8, 8:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Starr | 46 min |
| Aug 8, 8:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Jim Hogg | 48 min |
| Aug 8, 8:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Jim Hogg, Starr | 81 min |
| Aug 8, 9:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Jim Hogg | 43 min |
| Aug 9, 5:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Cameron | 49 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.