Alert archive / Texas / Wind Advisories in 2019
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Jan 22, 2019, 6:13 PM CST for Cameron County, Kenedy County, Willacy County, Texas. It was in force for 107 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2019, 6:13 PM CST (00:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2019, 8:00 PM CST
- In force
- 107 min
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
Counties Cameron County, TX, Kenedy County, TX, Willacy County, TX
The radar
The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 71 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
- 120 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -865 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 760 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 198 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
996 WWUS74 KBRO 230013 AAA NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service Brownsville TX 613 PM CST Tue Jan 22 2019 ...Strong Winds To Hang On A Couple More Hours... .Surface observations indicate that strong winds continue to affect Cameron, Willacy, and Kenedy Counties. Therefore, the Wind Advisory for this area has been extended for a couple more hours. TXZ251-254>257-351-230200- /O.EXP.KBRO.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-190123T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0002.190123T0013Z-190123T0200Z/ Inland Kenedy-Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Coastal Willacy- Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- Including the cities of Sarita, Raymondville, Brownsville, Harlingen, Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista 613 PM CST Tue Jan 22 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 8 PM CST this evening. * TIMING...Now through 8 PM CST this evening. * WINDS...South at 25 to 35 mph with frequent gusts to 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will topple trash cans and patio furniture. Caution is advised for high profile vehicles, especially those traveling along east to west highways, such as Interstate 2, or elevated bridges and overpasses. 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. && $$ TOMASELLI
1 follow-up statement
131 WWUS74 KBRO 230218 AAA NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service Brownsville TX 818 PM CST Tue Jan 22 2019 ...Winds Finally Diminishing... .Surface observations indicate that surface winds are finally diminishing below Wind Advisory criteria. Therefore, the Advisory has been allowed to expire. TXZ251-254>257-351-230330- /O.EXP.KBRO.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-190123T0200Z/ Inland Kenedy-Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Coastal Willacy- Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- Including the cities of Sarita, Raymondville, Brownsville, Harlingen, Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista 818 PM CST Tue Jan 22 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Although the Wind Advisory is no longer in effect, breezy winds are expected to prevail through the next few hours. Another Wind Advisory, especially for the coastal portions of Cameron, Willacy, and Kenedy Counties, is possible due to the passage of a cold front around sunrise Wednesday morning. $$ TOMASELLI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 6:23 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | BRO | 97 min | |
| Jan 23, 3:45 AM CST | Wind Advisory | BRO | Cameron, Kenedy, Willacy | 8 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:25 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 7 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.