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Coastal Flood Statement 22, NWS Brownsville, TX
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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 11:47 PM CDT | Coastal Flood Statement | BRO | Kenedy | 5 hr |
| Oct 27, 2:40 AM CDT | Rip Current Statement | BRO | Kenedy | 22 hr |
| Oct 27, 2:45 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | BRO | Brooks, Jim Hogg, Zapata | 13 hr |
Nearby
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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.