Alert archive / Texas / Rip Current Statements in 2019
Rip Current Statement 3, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this rip current statement at Mar 31, 2019, 4:41 PM CDT for Kenedy County, Texas. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 31, 2019, 4:41 PM CDT (21:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2019, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
County Kenedy County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:44 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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 94 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 679 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -135 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
039 WHUS44 KBRO 312141 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 441 PM CDT Sun Mar 31 2019 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR COASTAL OVERWASH EXPECTED AT THE LOCAL BEACHES TONIGHT... .A surface trough of low pressure lingering near the lower Texas Gulf Coastline will maintain a high threat of rip currents throughout tonight. In addition, this trough of low pressure will also maintain the threat of minor coastal overwash on Padre Island tonight. These hazardous conditions will start to gradually improve on Monday. TXZ256-257-351-010545- /O.NEW.KBRO.CF.S.0004.190331T2141Z-190401T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.RP.S.0003.190331T2141Z-190401T1200Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- 441 PM CDT Sun Mar 31 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...MINOR COASTAL OVERWASH POSSIBLE TONIGHT... * COASTAL FLOODING...Occasional tidal surf nearing the base of the dunes. * TIMING...From now until sunrise Monday morning. A minor low tide is expected at 9O4 PM tonight. A minor high tide is expected at 1118 PM. Another low tide is expected at 739 AM Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions expected due to increased strength and higher frequency of rip currents. Swimmers may have difficulty returning to shore. Walking may be difficult during high tide and vehicles may be inundated by high water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins... jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards...beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current...swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$
1 follow-up statement
180 WHUS44 KBRO 011201 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 701 AM CDT Mon Apr 1 2019 ...Coastal Conditions Improve Today... .With low tide expected at 7 37 AM this morning, any coastal flooding should have diminished or will quickly diminish over the next hour. A moderate risk of rip currents is expected to continue through this afternoon. TXZ256-257-351-011315- /O.EXP.KBRO.CF.S.0004.000000T0000Z-190401T1200Z/ /O.EXP.KBRO.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-190401T1200Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- 701 AM CDT Mon Apr 1 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... There is a moderate risk of rip currents through this afternoon. Any minor coastal flooding will diminish with low tide this morning. The next high tide will be at 3 37 PM this afternoon, with some narrowing of beaches possible. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins... jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards...beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current...swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$ Hallman
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 8:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Starr | 92 min |
| Mar 30, 8:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Jim Hogg, Starr | 84 min |
| Mar 31, 4:41 PM CDT | Coastal Flood Statement | BRO | Kenedy | 14 hr |
| Mar 31, 5:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Hidalgo, Willacy | 82 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.