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Special Weather Statement, NWS Brownsville, TX

May 3, 2019Jim Hogg County, Zapata County, Texas

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2019-05-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2136 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 2019-05-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 62 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
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

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The text

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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, May 3, 6:30 AM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
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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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 3, 6:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROZapata60 min
May 3, 6:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROJim Hogg, Zapata59 min
May 3, 7:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROZapata45 min
May 3, 7:36 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROJim Hogg, Zapata54 min
May 3, 8:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROJim Hogg48 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.