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Areal Flood Advisory 21, NWS Brownsville, TX

June 19, 2018Brooks County, Texas

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this areal flood advisory at Jun 19, 2018, 11:02 AM CDT for Brooks County, Texas. It was in force for 88 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 19, 2018, 11:02 AM CDT (16:02 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2018, 12:30 PM CDT
In force
88 min
Issued by
NWS Brownsville, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Brooks County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 116 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2018-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 776 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2018-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 9 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
776 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
638 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
8 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Brownsville, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood advisory went out at Jun 19, 6:18 AM CDT, 4 hours 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 6:18 AM CDT, 4 hours 44 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 4:08 AM CDT, 6 hours 54 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
408 AM CDT Tue Jun 19 2018

TXZ248>257-351-353-200915-
Zapata-Jim Hogg-Brooks-Inland Kenedy-Starr-Southern Hidalgo-
Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-
Coastal Kenedy-Northern Hidalgo-
408 AM CDT Tue Jun 19 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Deep South
Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms, some with heavy rainfall, will
continue across portions of the Rio Grande valley and northern
ranchlands today. Abundant tropical moisture across the area will
likely produce minor flooding across portions of deep south Texas,
especially across low-lying and poor drainage areas.

There is a high risk of rip currents at the beaches of South
Padre Island and Boca Chica beach.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Showers and thunderstorms, some with heavy rainfall, will
continue across portions of the Rio Grande valley and northern
ranchlands through Thursday. Localized flooding will continue in
heavier showers and thunderstorms.

An elevated risk of rip currents is expected through the period
due to building swells across the western Gulf of Mexico.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-200915-
Laguna Madre from the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado-
Laguna Madre from the Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM north of Port
Mansfield TX-
Laguna Madre from 5 nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX-
Coastal waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
Waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande extending from 20 to
60 nm-
Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield extending from 20 to
60 nm-
408 AM CDT Tue Jun 19 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of The Gulf of
Mexico and The Laguna Madre.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms, some with heavy rainfall, will
continue and across the coastal waters. Winds and seas will be
higher in and near thunderstorms.

A Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas is in effect for the
Gulf waters beyond 20nm through this evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Small Craft Advisories for the Gulf waters continue through 1 pm
on Tuesday. These are likely to be extended.

Showers and thunderstorms, some with heavy rainfall, will
continue to develop through Thursday. Winds and seas will be
higher in and near thunderstorms and visibilities will be reduced
in heavy rainfall.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 19, 8:23 AM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 19, 10:52 AM CDT, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1052 AM CDT TUE JUN 19 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0730 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 ENE HARLINGEN         26.20N 97.67W
06/19/2018  M3.75 INCH       CAMERON            TX   CO-OP OBSERVER

            CO-OP OBSERVER IN HARLINGEN REPORTED 3.75
            INCHES IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 2:30 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROBrooks90 min
Jun 19, 3:56 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROBrooks94 min
Jun 19, 5:28 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROBrooks92 min
Jun 19, 8:59 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROBrooks2 hr
Jun 19, 11:58 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchBROBrooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more68 hr
Jun 19, 12:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROKenedy47 min
Jun 19, 12:45 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROBrooks90 min
Jun 19, 1:03 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROCameron, Hidalgo, Willacy57 min
Jun 19, 1:46 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROCameron, Willacy59 min
Jun 19, 2:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROKenedy44 min
Jun 19, 2:45 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROCameron, Hidalgo, Willacy60 min
Jun 19, 2:56 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningBROBrooks35 hr
Jun 19, 3:23 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROCameron, Willacy52 min
Jun 19, 4:12 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROCameron93 min
Jun 19, 6:07 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROCameron83 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.