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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Brownsville, TX

June 24, 2019Kenedy County, Willacy County, Texas

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 24, 2019, 4:59 PM CDT for Kenedy County, Willacy County, Texas. It was in force for 31 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: Jun 24, 2019, 4:59 PM CDT (21:59 UTC)
Expired: Jun 24, 2019, 5:30 PM CDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Brownsville, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Kenedy County, TX, Willacy County, TX

The radar

The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 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 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 96 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 3030 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -39 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 695 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 4 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 22 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

639 
WFUS54 KBRO 242159
TORBRO
TXC261-489-242230-
/O.NEW.KBRO.TO.W.0002.190624T2159Z-190624T2230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
459 PM CDT Mon Jun 24 2019

The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Kenedy County in Deep South Texas...
  Northwestern Willacy County in Deep South Texas...

* Until 530 PM CDT.
    
* At 459 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Norias, or 10 miles south of Armstrong, moving
  south at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Rudolph around 530 PM CDT.

This includes US Highway 77 between mile markers 740 and 758.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Brownsville.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 2663 9763 2654 9791 2681 9796 2687 9777
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 340DEG 12KT 2678 9785 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

BRADY

1 follow-up statement

169 
WWUS54 KBRO 242218
SVSBRO

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
518 PM CDT Mon Jun 24 2019

TXC261-489-242230-
/O.CON.KBRO.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190624T2230Z/
Kenedy TX-Willacy TX-
518 PM CDT Mon Jun 24 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN KENEDY AND NORTHWESTERN WILLACY COUNTIES...
    
At 518 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Rudolph, or 14 miles south of Armstrong, moving
south at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Rudolph around 535 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 2663 9763 2654 9791 2676 9795 2680 9773
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 340DEG 12KT 2672 9782 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

BRADY

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 23, 7:33 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	BRO		8 hr
Jun 24, 4:17 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	BRO	Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Kenedy, Starr, Willacy	15 hr
Jun 24, 2:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BRO	Kleberg	48 min
Jun 24, 3:09 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	BRO		2 hr
Jun 24, 3:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BRO	Brooks, Kenedy	40 min
Jun 24, 3:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BRO	Brooks, Kenedy	39 min
Jun 24, 4:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BRO	Kenedy	48 min
Jun 24, 4:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BRO	Kenedy	26 min
Jun 24, 4:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BRO	Kenedy	2 hr
Jun 24, 4:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BRO	Kenedy, Willacy	48 min
Jun 24, 5:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BRO	Hidalgo	38 min
Jun 24, 5:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BRO	Hidalgo, Kenedy, Willacy	50 min
Jun 24, 5:43 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	BRO		2 hr
Jun 24, 5:55 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	BRO		80 min
Jun 24, 6:06 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BRO	Hidalgo, Willacy	84 min
Jun 24, 6:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BRO	Starr	46 min
Jun 24, 6:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BRO	Starr	45 min
Jun 24, 6:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BRO	Hidalgo, Starr	22 min
Jun 24, 6:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BRO	Hidalgo, Willacy	32 min
Jun 24, 6:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BRO	Hidalgo, Starr	52 min
Jun 24, 6:53 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	BRO		112 min
Jun 24, 6:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BRO	Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy	49 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.