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Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS Brownsville, TX

July 9, 2021Cameron County, Texas

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jul 9, 2021, 5:44 AM CDT for Cameron County, Texas. It was in force for 4 hr. 9 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 9, 2021, 5:44 AM CDT (10:44 UTC)
Expired
Jul 9, 2021, 9:39 AM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Brownsville, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Cameron County, TX

The radar

The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 4 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:48 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 9, 6:02 AM CDTFLASH FLOODBrownsville, TXBROWNSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS ABOUT 30 STREETS IN THE CITY OF BROWNSVILLE EXPERIENCING FLOODING AT THIS TIME. FLOODWATERS ARE DEEP ENOUGH THAT CARS CANNOT DRIVE THROUGH.
Jul 9, 6:09 AM CDTFLASH FLOODBrownsville, TXPUBLIC REPORTS FRONTAGE ROAD NEAR SUNRISE MALL IN BROWNSVILLE EXTREMELY FLOODED, WITH FLOODWATERS UP TO THE HEADLIGHTS OF CARS. ADDITIONAL FLOODING OF UNKNOWN DEPTH ON FM 802. REPORT OBTAINED THROUGH TELEVISION STATION SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE.
Jul 9, 6:25 AM CDTFLASH FLOODBayview, TXCAMERON COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT REPORTED FM 2480 BETWEEN BAYVIEW AND LOS FRESNOS FLOODED. FLOODWATERS OF 1 FOOT COVERING WESTBOUND LANE.
Jul 9, 6:48 AM CDTFLASH FLOODBrownsville, TXVIDEO ON SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWS FLOODING ON LARGE SWATH OF BOCA CHICA BOULEVARD IN BROWNSVILLE. FLOODWATERS UP TO THE TOP OF CAR WHEELS. VIDEO POSTED ON TELEVISION STATION SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE.
Jul 9, 7:49 AM CDTFLASH FLOODBrownsville, TXUTRGV CAMPUS OFFICIALS REPORT SEVERAL STREETS NEAR THE BROWNSVILLE CAMPUS ARE FLOODED AND PORTIONS OF THE CAMPUS ARE WITHOUT POWER. REPORT RELAYED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA.
Jul 9, 7:51 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD4 Ene Brownsville, TXPUBLIC REPORTS PART OF THE RIGHT LANES ALONG FM 511 HAVE STANDING WATER.
Jul 9, 8:38 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 Nne Brownsville, TXSOCIAL MEDIA VIDEO FROM PUBLIC SHOWING FLOOD WATER OF APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES ON LAS PALMAS CIRCLE.
Jul 9, 8:48 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD2 Ene Brownsville, TXSOCIAL MEDIA VIDEO POSTED BY PUBLIC SHOWS SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER COMPLETELY COVERING DIEGO LANE.
Jul 9, 9:48 AM CDTFLASH FLOODBrownsville, TXPICTURE FROM PUBLIC SHOWS THE RESACA OVERFLOWING ONTO SHIDLER DRIVE WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 00:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 2 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 2021-07-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1544 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 2021-07-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 24 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
1544 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
707 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
24 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

971 
WGUS54 KBRO 091044
FFWBRO
TXC061-091400-
/O.NEW.KBRO.FF.W.0029.210709T1044Z-210709T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
544 AM CDT Fri Jul 9 2021

The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Cameron County in deep south Texas...

* Until 900 AM CDT.

* At 544 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 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...
  Port Of Brownsville, Southmost, Downtown Brownsville, Brownsville, 
  Lincoln Park, Rivera High School, El Jardin Elementary School, 
  Gonzalez Elementary School, Perkins Middle School, Brownsville 
  South Padre Island International Airport, North Brownsville Little 
  League, Villa Pancho, Brownsville Fire Department Station Six, 
  Southmost Elementary School, South Point, Lopez High School, Hanna 
  High School, Brownsville Public Library Southmost Branch, Besteiro 
  Middle School and Faulk Middle School.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 2589 9750 2620 9737 2596 9721 2595 9725
      2596 9728 2594 9728 2592 9733 2593 9735
      2591 9737 2589 9736 2588 9737 2587 9736
      2584 9737 2584 9740 2586 9741 2584 9743
      2585 9745 2587 9744 2588 9746 2588 9750

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

BA
2 follow-up statements
383 
WGUS54 KBRO 091328
FFWBRO
TXC061-091500-
/O.EXT.KBRO.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-210709T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
828 AM CDT Fri Jul 9 2021

The National Weather Service in Brownsville has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Cameron County in deep south Texas...

* Until 1000 AM CDT.

* At 828 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar as well as several social media reports of
           flooded roads in the warning.

  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...
  Port Of Brownsville, Southmost, Downtown Brownsville, Brownsville, 
  Lincoln Park, Rivera High School, El Jardin Elementary School, 
  Gonzalez Elementary School, Perkins Middle School, Brownsville 
  South Padre Island International Airport, North Brownsville Little 
  League, Villa Pancho, Brownsville Fire Department Station Six, 
  Southmost Elementary School, South Point, Lopez High School, Hanna 
  High School, Brownsville Public Library Southmost Branch, Besteiro 
  Middle School and Faulk Middle School.

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 2589 9750 2620 9737 2596 9721 2595 9725
      2596 9728 2594 9728 2592 9733 2593 9735
      2591 9737 2589 9736 2588 9737 2587 9736
      2584 9737 2584 9740 2586 9741 2584 9743
      2585 9745 2587 9744 2588 9746 2588 9750

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Mejia
422 
WGUS74 KBRO 091439
FFSBRO

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
939 AM CDT Fri Jul 9 2021

TXC061-091449-
/O.CAN.KBRO.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-210709T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cameron TX-
939 AM CDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CAMERON COUNTY HAS BEEN 
REPLACED WITH A FLOOD ADVISORY...

LAT...LON 2589 9750 2620 9737 2596 9721 2595 9725
      2596 9728 2594 9728 2592 9733 2593 9735
      2591 9737 2589 9736 2588 9737 2587 9736
      2584 9737 2584 9740 2586 9741 2584 9743
      2585 9745 2587 9744 2588 9746 2588 9750

$$

Mejia

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 8, 9:27 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROCameron56 min
Jul 9, 1:47 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROCameron118 min
Jul 9, 2:18 AM CDTRip Current StatementBROKenedy17 hr
Jul 9, 3:41 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBROCameron6 hr
Jul 9, 4:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROCameron43 min
Jul 9, 5:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROCameron42 min
Jul 9, 5:08 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROCameron2 hr
Jul 9, 5:14 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO46 min
Jul 9, 5:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROCameron38 min
Jul 9, 5:51 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO54 min
Jul 9, 6:05 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO25 min
Jul 9, 6:24 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO51 min
Jul 9, 6:47 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBROCameron3 hr
Jul 9, 7:05 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO55 min
Jul 9, 9:16 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBRO4 hr
Jul 9, 9:36 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROCameron4 hr
Jul 9, 9:39 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROCameron4 hr
Jul 9, 9:42 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROCameron4 hr
Jul 9, 2:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROHidalgo48 min
Jul 9, 3:36 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROCameron26 min
Jul 9, 3:40 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROCameron13 min
Jul 9, 3:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBROCameron2 hr
Jul 9, 3:52 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBROCameron42 min
Jul 9, 4:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBROCameron2 hr
Jul 9, 4:59 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROWillacy51 min
Jul 9, 5:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROBrooks51 min
Jul 9, 5:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROKenedy50 min
Jul 9, 5:45 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROCameron51 min
Jul 9, 5:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROKleberg16 min
Jul 9, 6:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROKenedy14 min
Jul 9, 6:09 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROKenedy, Willacy51 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.