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Special Weather Statement, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this special weather statement at Apr 3, 2020, 11:04 PM CDT for Jim Hogg 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
- Apr 3, 2020, 11:04 PM CDT (04:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2020, 11:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
County Jim Hogg County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 135 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
- 1259 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 773 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -42 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Apr 3, 6:29 PM CDT, 4 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 6:29 PM CDT, 4 hours 35 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Brownsville TX 411 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2020 TXZ248>257-351-353-042115- Zapata-Jim Hogg-Brooks-Inland Kenedy-Starr-Southern Hidalgo- Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron- Coastal Kenedy-Northern Hidalgo- 411 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Deep South Texas. .DAY ONE...Tonight Isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of Deep South Texas late tonight into early Saturday. The upper Rio Grande Valley the western ranchlands have the best probabilities. Hail, strong gusty winds, and locally heavy rain will accompany the strongest storms. Heavy rainfall may cause minor flooding in poorly draining and low- lying areas. There is a moderate risk of rip currents along areas beaches. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday An elevated risk of rip currents is possible at area beaches along the Lower Texas coast Saturday and Sunday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed tonight into Saturday. Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the NWS Brownsville while following all local, state and CDC guidelines. GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-042115- 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- 411 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of The Gulf of Mexico and The Laguna Madre. .DAY ONE...Tonight Isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across the coastal waters late tonight and early Saturday morning with strong wind gusts and possible hail. Heavy rain and frequent lightning are also possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday A Small Craft Advisory may be possible Saturday night and early Sunday across the coastal Gulf of Mexico waters. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed tonight into Saturday. Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the NWS Brownsville while following all local, state and CDC guidelines.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 3, 11:04 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
1104 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2020
TXZ249-040445-
Jim Hogg TX-
1104 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL JIM HOGG AND
NORTHWESTERN BROOKS COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 PM CDT...
At 1103 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles north of Jim Hogg County Airport, or 10 miles north of
Hebbronville, moving southeast at 20 mph.
Pea size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Hebbronville, Las Lomitas, Gruy Stadium, Jim Hogg County Airport,
Hebbronville High School, South Fork Estates and Hebbronville Border
Patrol Station.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
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LAT...LON 2734 9855 2734 9852 2727 9852 2727 9853
2726 9854 2726 9882 2727 9882 2727 9880
2735 9880 2736 9863 2734 9862 2734 9859
2736 9859 2736 9855
TIME...MOT...LOC 0403Z 330DEG 19KT 2747 9871
HallmanThe office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 11:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Zapata | 65 min |
| Apr 4, 1:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Jim Hogg | 39 min |
| Apr 4, 2:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Zapata | 40 min |
| Apr 4, 5:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Jim Hogg | 44 min |
| Apr 4, 6:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Brooks, Jim Hogg, Starr | 37 min |
| Apr 4, 6:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Brooks, Hidalgo, Kenedy, Starr | 49 min |
| Apr 4, 7:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Hidalgo, Kenedy, Willacy | 32 min |
| Apr 4, 7:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Starr | 27 min |
| Apr 4, 7:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Willacy | 50 min |
| Apr 4, 8:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Willacy | 45 min |
| Apr 4, 8:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Cameron, Willacy | 59 min |
| Apr 4, 8:39 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 96 min | |
| Apr 4, 9:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Cameron, Willacy | 48 min |
| Apr 4, 9:23 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 97 min | |
| Apr 4, 10:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Cameron | 29 min |
| Apr 4, 10:15 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 97 min | |
| Apr 4, 2:42 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 21 hr |
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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.