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Flash Flood Warning 19, NWS Brownsville, TX

June 3, 20214 counties in Texas

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jun 3, 2021, 7:31 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 3, 2021, 7:31 PM CDT (00:31 UTC)
Expired
Jun 3, 2021, 10:30 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Brownsville, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Brooks County, TX, Jim Hogg County, TX, Starr County, TX, Zapata County, TX

The radar

The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 175 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 177 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, Brownsville Intl, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-06-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1629 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Brownsville Intl, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-06-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 10 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
1629 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
921 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
13 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.7

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The text

As transmitted.

512 
WGUS54 KBRO 040031
FFWBRO
TXC047-247-427-505-040330-
/O.NEW.KBRO.FF.W.0019.210604T0031Z-210604T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
731 PM CDT Thu Jun 3 2021

The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  West Central Brooks County in deep south Texas...
  Southern Jim Hogg County in deep south Texas...
  Northwestern Starr County in deep south Texas...
  Southeastern Zapata County in deep south Texas...

* Until 1030 PM CDT.

* At 731 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Viboras, Agua Nueva, Lopeno, Guerra, New Falcon, Falcon Heights, 
  Falcon State Park, Salineno, Roma High School, Falcon Dam, Roma 
  Creek, Roma Public Library, Fronton, Puesta Del Sol Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 2662 9918 2704 9887 2715 9847 2696 9829
      2674 9872 2641 9902 2641 9904 2640 9906
      2640 9908 2643 9911 2644 9910 2646 9910
      2648 9909 2650 9911 2652 9913 2654 9917
      2655 9917 2656 9917

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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1 follow-up statement
483 
WGUS74 KBRO 040328
FFSBRO

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
1028 PM CDT Thu Jun 3 2021

TXC047-247-427-505-040338-
/O.EXP.KBRO.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-210604T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Brooks TX-Jim Hogg TX-Starr TX-Zapata TX-
1028 PM CDT Thu Jun 3 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1030 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR 
WEST CENTRAL BROOKS, SOUTHERN JIM HOGG, NORTHWESTERN STARR AND 
SOUTHEASTERN ZAPATA COUNTIES...

Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no 
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining 
road closures.

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT Saturday for 
a portion of Deep South Texas.

LAT...LON 2662 9918 2704 9887 2715 9847 2696 9829
      2674 9872 2641 9902 2641 9904 2640 9906
      2640 9908 2643 9911 2644 9910 2646 9910
      2648 9909 2650 9911 2652 9913 2654 9917
      2655 9917 2656 9917

$$

Speece

The office that day

Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 3, 7:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROStarr25 min
Jun 3, 7:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROBrooks52 min
Jun 3, 7:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROStarr51 min
Jun 3, 7:58 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO32 min
Jun 3, 8:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROStarr57 min
Jun 3, 8:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBROStarr3 hr
Jun 3, 9:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROStarr56 min
Jun 3, 9:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROHidalgo52 min
Jun 3, 10:03 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROHidalgo117 min
Jun 3, 10:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROCameron56 min
Jun 3, 10:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBROHidalgo2 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.