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Special Weather Statement, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this special weather statement at May 3, 2019, 7:49 AM CDT for Jim Hogg County, Zapata County, Texas. It was in force for 41 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
- May 3, 2019, 7:49 AM CDT (12:49 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2019, 8:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
Counties Jim Hogg County, TX, Zapata County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:50 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, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 161 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
- 2136 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 572 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 4.7
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at May 3, 7:41 AM CDT, 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 3, 7:41 AM CDT, 8 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Brownsville TX 630 AM CDT Fri May 3 2019 TXZ248>257-351-353-041100- Zapata-Jim Hogg-Brooks-Inland Kenedy-Starr-Southern Hidalgo- Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron- Coastal Kenedy-Northern Hidalgo- 630 AM CDT Fri May 3 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Deep South Texas. .DAY ONE...Rest of Today and Tonight A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for all of Deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley until 1 PM CDT this afternoon for the possibility of thunderstorms producing large hail and damaging winds. There is a moderate risk of rip currents at the beaches of South Padre Island and at Boca Chica Beach. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday An elevated risk of rip currents is possible at the local beaches Saturday and again Monday through Thursday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Any observations of large hail and damaging winds should be reported to local law enforcement and the National Weather Service office in Brownsville. GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-041100- 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- 630 AM CDT Fri May 3 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of The Gulf of Mexico and The Laguna Madre. .DAY ONE...Rest of Today and Tonight A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for the Laguna Madre and Gulf of Mexico waters from 0 to 20 nautical miles offshore until 1 PM CDT this afternoon for the possibility of thunderstorms producing large hail and damaging winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Small Craft Advisories are possible along the Lower Texas Coast Wednesday and Thursday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Any observations of large hail and damaging winds should be reported to the United States Coast Guard and the National Weather Service office in Brownsville.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 3, 5:02 AM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Brownsville TX 502 AM CDT Fri May 3 2019 TXZ248-249-031200- Zapata-Jim Hogg- Including the cities of Zapata and Hebbronville 502 AM CDT Fri May 3 2019 ...Severe Thunderstorm Approaching From The Northwest... National Weather Service Doppler radar in Brownsville is tracking a severe thunderstorm about 65 miles northwest of Zapata and about 75 miles northwest of Hebbronville. Movement of this thunderstorm is to the southeast at around 35 miles per hour. If this thunderstorm maintains its current track and intensity, Zapata County and Jim Hogg County may experience large hail and damaging winds within the next two hours. Residents of these counties are urged to monitor this developing weather situation and be ready to protect life and property if warnings are issued by the National Weather Service office in Brownsville. TOMASELLI
Special weather statement, May 3, 7:49 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 6:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Zapata | 60 min |
| May 3, 6:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Jim Hogg, Zapata | 59 min |
| May 3, 7:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Zapata | 45 min |
| May 3, 7:36 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Jim Hogg, Zapata | 54 min |
| May 3, 8:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Jim Hogg | 48 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.