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Coastal Flood Statement 13, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this coastal flood statement at May 23, 2021, 9:43 PM CDT for Kenedy County, Texas. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 23, 2021, 9:43 PM CDT (02:43 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2021, 9:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
County Kenedy County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:43 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, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 94 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
- 1106 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 778 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -23 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
205 WHUS44 KBRO 240243 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 943 PM CDT Sun May 23 2021 TXZ256-257-351-241100- /O.NEW.KBRO.CF.S.0013.210524T0243Z-210524T1400Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- 943 PM CDT Sun May 23 2021 * WHAT...Isolated minor coastal flooding. * WHERE...Coastal Kenedy, Coastal Cameron and Coastal Willacy Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Wave run-up may approach the dunes along narrow beaches. Beach equipment, such as umbrellas and chairs, could be moved by waves. Vehicles driving along narrow beaches may experience higher water levels. Elevated water levels may also occur across the Laguna Madre and South Bay, and along State Highway 4 west of Boca Chica State Park. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Minor coastal flooding will be most likely around the time of high tide, which is at 3:24 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not drive through flooded roadways. && $$
3 follow-up statements
243 WHUS44 KBRO 240838 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 338 AM CDT Mon May 24 2021 TXZ256-257-351-241645- /O.NEW.KBRO.RP.S.0030.210524T1200Z-210525T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.CF.S.0013.000000T0000Z-210524T1400Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- 338 AM CDT Mon May 24 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected. For the Coastal Flood Statement, isolated minor coastal flooding. * WHERE...Coastal Willacy, Coastal Cameron and Coastal Kenedy Counties. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, from 7 AM CDT this morning through this evening. For the Coastal Flood Statement, until 9 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Wave run-up may approach the dunes along narrow beaches. Beach equipment, such as umbrellas and chairs, could be moved by waves. Vehicles driving along narrow beaches may experience higher water levels. Elevated water levels may also occur across the Laguna Madre and South Bay, and along State Highway 4 west of Boca Chica State Park. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ Castillo
888 WHUS44 KBRO 241036 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 536 AM CDT Mon May 24 2021 TXZ256-257-351-241845- /O.CON.KBRO.CF.S.0013.000000T0000Z-210524T1400Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0030.210524T1200Z-210525T0000Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- 536 AM CDT Mon May 24 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Isolated minor coastal flooding along the lower Texas coast. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Kenedy, Coastal Cameron and Coastal Willacy Counties. * WHEN...For the minor coastal flooding, until 9 AM CDT this morning. For the High Rip Current Risk, through this evening. * IMPACTS...Wave run-up may approach the dunes along narrow beaches. Beach equipment, such as umbrellas and chairs, could be moved by waves. Vehicles driving along narrow beaches may experience higher water levels. Elevated water levels may also occur across the Laguna Madre and South Bay, and along State Highway 4 west of Boca Chica State Park. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ Castillo
280 WHUS44 KBRO 241409 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 909 AM CDT Mon May 24 2021 TXZ256-257-351-250000- /O.EXP.KBRO.CF.S.0013.000000T0000Z-210524T1400Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-210525T0000Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- 909 AM CDT Mon May 24 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Kenedy, Coastal Cameron and Coastal Willacy Counties. * WHEN...High Rip Current Risk through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 3:38 AM CDT | Rip Current Statement | BRO | Kenedy | 39 hr |
| May 24, 1:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Willacy | 84 min |
| May 24, 2:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Kenedy | 96 min |
| May 24, 4:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Brooks | 36 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.