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Flash Flood Warning 27, NWS Brownsville, TX

July 7, 2021Hidalgo County, Starr County, Texas

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jul 7, 2021, 7:10 PM CDT for Hidalgo County, Starr County, Texas. It was in force for 47 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
Jul 7, 2021, 7:10 PM CDT (00:10 UTC)
Expired
Jul 7, 2021, 7:57 PM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Brownsville, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Hidalgo County, TX, Starr County, TX

The radar

The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:12 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, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 127 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 2021-07-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 209 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, Brownsville Intl, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-07-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -16 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
209 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-42 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
720 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

510 
WGUS54 KBRO 080010
FFWBRO
TXC215-427-080315-
/O.NEW.KBRO.FF.W.0027.210708T0010Z-210708T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
710 PM CDT Wed Jul 7 2021

The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  West Central Hidalgo County in deep south Texas...
  East Central Starr County in deep south Texas...

* Until 1015 PM CDT.

* At 710 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain 
  have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1.5 inches in 1 
  hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in 
  the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by showers and thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

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

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  mainly rural areas of West Central Hidalgo and East Central Starr 
  Counties

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 2651 9848 2657 9852 2660 9845 2661 9840
      2660 9833 2649 9840

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...0.5-1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

Hallman
2 follow-up statements
514 
WGUS74 KBRO 080040
FFSBRO

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
740 PM CDT Wed Jul 7 2021

TXC215-427-080315-
/O.CON.KBRO.FF.W.0027.000000T0000Z-210708T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Hidalgo TX-Starr TX-
740 PM CDT Wed Jul 7 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT THIS 
EVENING FOR WEST CENTRAL HIDALGO AND EAST CENTRAL STARR COUNTIES...

At 740 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have 
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 inches in 1 hour. 
Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch 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,
         and streets as well as other poor drainage and low-lying
         areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  mainly rural areas of West Central Hidalgo and East Central Starr 
  Counties

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 2651 9848 2657 9852 2660 9845 2661 9840
      2660 9833 2649 9840

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...0.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

Hallman
349 
WGUS74 KBRO 080057
FFSBRO

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
757 PM CDT Wed Jul 7 2021

TXC215-427-080107-
/O.CAN.KBRO.FF.W.0027.000000T0000Z-210708T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Hidalgo TX-Starr TX-
757 PM CDT Wed Jul 7 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WEST CENTRAL HIDALGO AND 
EAST CENTRAL STARR COUNTIES...

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 Friday for a 
portion of Deep South Texas.

LAT...LON 2651 9848 2657 9852 2660 9845 2661 9840
      2660 9833 2649 9840

$$

Hallman

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 7, 8:25 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROHidalgo46 min
Jul 8, 12:49 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROStarr2 hr
Jul 8, 4:00 AM CDTRip Current StatementBROKenedy15 hr
Jul 8, 10:25 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBRO10 hr
Jul 8, 4:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROCameron40 min

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.