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Coastal Flood Statement 22, NWS Brownsville, TX

October 27, 2021Kenedy County, Texas

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this coastal flood statement at Oct 27, 2021, 3:19 PM CDT for Kenedy County, Texas. It took effect at Oct 27, 2021, 11:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 27, 2021, 3:19 PM CDT (20:19 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 27, 2021, 11:00 PM CDT
Expired
Oct 28, 2021, 8:00 AM CDT
In force
9 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 20:22 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, 8.3 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-10-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2767 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-10-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 172 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
2767 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-101 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
566 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
172 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
255 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.9
Supercell composite
8.5

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The text

As transmitted.

993 
WHUS44 KBRO 272019
CFWBRO

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
319 PM CDT Wed Oct 27 2021

TXZ256-257-351-280600-
/O.NEW.KBRO.CF.S.0022.211028T0400Z-211028T1100Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0054.000000T0000Z-211028T0600Z/
Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy-
319 PM CDT Wed Oct 27 2021

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
THURSDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. 
  For the Coastal Flood Statement, isolated minor coastal 
  flooding expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Kenedy, Coastal Cameron and Coastal Willacy 
  Counties.

* WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, until 1 AM CDT Thursday. 
  For the Coastal Flood Statement, from 11 PM CDT this evening 
  through late tonight.

* 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.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High tide occurs at 1:22 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive through flooded roadways.

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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
039 
WHUS44 KBRO 280909
CFWBRO

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
409 AM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021

TXZ256-257-351-281715-
/O.NEW.KBRO.RP.S.0055.211028T0909Z-211029T0000Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.CF.S.0022.000000T0000Z-211028T1100Z/
Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy-
409 AM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. 
  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, through this evening. 
  For the Coastal Flood Statement, until 6 AM CDT early 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...

Do not drive through flooded roadways.

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.

&&

$$
033 
WHUS44 KBRO 281049
CFWBRO

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
549 AM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021

TXZ256-257-351-281900-
/O.EXT.KBRO.CF.S.0022.000000T0000Z-211028T1300Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0055.000000T0000Z-211029T0000Z/
Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy-
549 AM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021

...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. 
  For the Coastal Flood Statement, isolated minor coastal 
  flooding.

* WHERE...Coastal Kenedy, Coastal Cameron and Coastal Willacy 
  Counties.

* WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through this evening. 
  For the Coastal Flood Statement, until 8 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...

Do not drive through flooded roadways.

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.

&&

$$
382 
WHUS44 KBRO 281300
CFWBRO

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
800 AM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021

TXZ256-257-351-282100-
/O.EXP.KBRO.CF.S.0022.000000T0000Z-211028T1300Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0055.000000T0000Z-211029T0000Z/
Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy-
800 AM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Coastal Kenedy, Coastal Cameron and Coastal Willacy 
  Counties.

* WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through this evening. 
  For the Coastal Flood Statement, until 8 AM CDT this morning.

* 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 26, 11:47 PM CDTCoastal Flood StatementBROKenedy5 hr
Oct 27, 2:40 AM CDTRip Current StatementBROKenedy22 hr
Oct 27, 2:45 AM CDTWind AdvisoryBROBrooks, Jim Hogg, Zapata13 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.