Alert archive / Texas / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 5, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Feb 24, 2018, 5:16 AM CST for 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Feb 24, 2018, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2018, 5:16 AM CST (11:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2018, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2018, 5:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
Counties Cameron County, TX, Hidalgo County, TX, Kenedy County, TX, Willacy County, TX
The radar
The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 00:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 73 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
- 318 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -326 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1166 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
158 WWUS74 KBRO 241116 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 516 AM CST Sat Feb 24 2018 ...Lower Rio Grande Valley can expect strong and gusty southerly winds today... .Low pressure developing over North Texas and Oklahoma to combine with high pressure across the Gulf to produce strong locally gusty winds across the Lower Rio Grande Valley late this morning and this afternoon. TXZ254>257-241900- /O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0005.180224T1700Z-180224T2300Z/ Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron- Including the cities of Raymondville, Brownsville, Harlingen, Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista 516 AM CST Sat Feb 24 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 11 AM this morning to 5 PM CST this afternoon. * TIMING...11am to 5 pm * WINDS...South to southeast 25 to 35 mph with gusts as high as 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Lightweight and unsecured objects will be easily blown around and possibly damaged and small tree damage may occur. Driving may become difficult, especially high profile vehicles on east to west roads and highways. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 to 39 MPH are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
3 follow-up statements
794 WWUS74 KBRO 241605 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1005 AM CST Sat Feb 24 2018 ...Lower and Middle Rio Grande Valley can expect strong and gusty southerly winds today... .Low pressure developing over North Texas and Oklahoma to combine with high pressure across the Gulf to produce strong locally gusty winds across the Lower to Middle Rio Grande Valley late this morning and this afternoon. TXZ253-242300- /O.EXA.KBRO.WI.Y.0005.180224T1700Z-180224T2300Z/ Hidalgo- Including the cities of McAllen, Edinburg, Pharr, Mission, and Weslaco 1005 AM CST Sat Feb 24 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 5 PM CST this afternoon. * TIMING...11am to 5 pm * WINDS...South to southeast 25 to 35 mph with gusts as high as 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Lightweight and unsecured objects will be easily blown around and possibly damaged and small tree damage may occur. Driving may become difficult, especially high profile vehicles on east to west roads and highways. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 to 39 MPH are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ TXZ254>257-242300- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0005.180224T1700Z-180224T2300Z/ Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron- Including the cities of Raymondville, Brownsville, Harlingen, Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista 1005 AM CST Sat Feb 24 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...11am to 5 pm * WINDS...South to southeast 25 to 35 mph with gusts as high as 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Lightweight and unsecured objects will be easily blown around and possibly damaged and small tree damage may occur. Driving may become difficult, especially high profile vehicles on east to west roads and highways. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 to 39 MPH are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ Brady
232 WWUS74 KBRO 241624 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1024 AM CST Sat Feb 24 2018 ...Strong and gusty southerly winds expected today... .Low pressure developing over North Texas and Oklahoma to combine with high pressure across the Gulf to produce strong locally gusty winds across the Lower to Middle Rio Grande Valley and along the lower Texas coast late this morning and this afternoon. TXZ251-242300- /O.EXA.KBRO.WI.Y.0005.180224T1700Z-180224T2300Z/ Kenedy- Including the city of Sarita 1024 AM CST Sat Feb 24 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 5 PM CST this afternoon. * TIMING...11am to 5 pm * WINDS...South to southeast 25 to 35 mph with gusts as high as 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Lightweight and unsecured objects will be easily blown around and possibly damaged and small tree damage may occur. Driving may become difficult, especially high profile vehicles on east to west roads and highways. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 to 39 MPH are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ TXZ253>257-242300- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0005.180224T1700Z-180224T2300Z/ Hidalgo-Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Coastal Willacy- Coastal Cameron- Including the cities of McAllen, Edinburg, Pharr, Mission, Weslaco, Raymondville, Brownsville, Harlingen, Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista 1024 AM CST Sat Feb 24 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...11am to 5 pm * WINDS...South to southeast 25 to 35 mph with gusts as high as 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Lightweight and unsecured objects will be easily blown around and possibly damaged and small tree damage may occur. Driving may become difficult, especially high profile vehicles on east to west roads and highways. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 to 39 MPH are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ Brady
076 WWUS74 KBRO 242303 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 503 PM CST Sat Feb 24 2018 ...South winds are slowly diminishing... .Winds will continue to diminish through this evening. TXZ251-253>257-250015- /O.EXP.KBRO.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-180224T2300Z/ Kenedy-Hidalgo-Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Coastal Willacy- Coastal Cameron- Including the cities of Sarita, McAllen, Edinburg, Pharr, Mission, Weslaco, Raymondville, Brownsville, Harlingen, Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista 503 PM CST Sat Feb 24 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Winds have diminished below advisory criteria, therefore the Wind Advisory has been allowed to expire. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 12:47 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Starr | 43 min |
| Feb 24, 1:01 AM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | BRO | 9 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:29 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 20 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:29 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | BRO | 14 hr |
Nearby
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.