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Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS Brownsville, TX
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 6:02 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Brownsville, TX | BROWNSVILLE 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 CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Brownsville, TX | PUBLIC 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 CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Bayview, TX | CAMERON COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT REPORTED FM 2480 BETWEEN BAYVIEW AND LOS FRESNOS FLOODED. FLOODWATERS OF 1 FOOT COVERING WESTBOUND LANE. |
| Jul 9, 6:48 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Brownsville, TX | VIDEO 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 CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Brownsville, TX | UTRGV 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 CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Ene Brownsville, TX | PUBLIC REPORTS PART OF THE RIGHT LANES ALONG FM 511 HAVE STANDING WATER. |
| Jul 9, 8:38 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nne Brownsville, TX | SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEO FROM PUBLIC SHOWING FLOOD WATER OF APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES ON LAS PALMAS CIRCLE. |
| Jul 9, 8:48 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ene Brownsville, TX | SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEO POSTED BY PUBLIC SHOWS SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER COMPLETELY COVERING DIEGO LANE. |
| Jul 9, 9:48 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Brownsville, TX | PICTURE 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.
- 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
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
$$
BA2 follow-up statements
383
WGUS54 KBRO 091328
FFWBRO
TXC061-091500-
/O.EXT.KBRO.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-210709T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
828 AM CDT Fri Jul 9 2021
The National Weather Service in Brownsville has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Cameron County in deep south Texas...
* Until 1000 AM CDT.
* At 828 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain
have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar as well as several social media reports of
flooded roads in the warning.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Port Of Brownsville, Southmost, Downtown Brownsville, Brownsville,
Lincoln Park, Rivera High School, El Jardin Elementary School,
Gonzalez Elementary School, Perkins Middle School, Brownsville
South Padre Island International Airport, North Brownsville Little
League, Villa Pancho, Brownsville Fire Department Station Six,
Southmost Elementary School, South Point, Lopez High School, Hanna
High School, Brownsville Public Library Southmost Branch, Besteiro
Middle School and Faulk Middle School.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
&&
LAT...LON 2589 9750 2620 9737 2596 9721 2595 9725
2596 9728 2594 9728 2592 9733 2593 9735
2591 9737 2589 9736 2588 9737 2587 9736
2584 9737 2584 9740 2586 9741 2584 9743
2585 9745 2587 9744 2588 9746 2588 9750
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
Mejia422
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
$$
MejiaThe office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 9:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Cameron | 56 min |
| Jul 9, 1:47 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Cameron | 118 min |
| Jul 9, 2:18 AM CDT | Rip Current Statement | BRO | Kenedy | 17 hr |
| Jul 9, 3:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Cameron | 6 hr |
| Jul 9, 4:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Cameron | 43 min |
| Jul 9, 5:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Cameron | 42 min |
| Jul 9, 5:08 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Cameron | 2 hr |
| Jul 9, 5:14 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 46 min | |
| Jul 9, 5:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Cameron | 38 min |
| Jul 9, 5:51 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 54 min | |
| Jul 9, 6:05 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 25 min | |
| Jul 9, 6:24 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 51 min | |
| Jul 9, 6:47 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Cameron | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 7:05 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 55 min | |
| Jul 9, 9:16 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 4 hr | |
| Jul 9, 9:36 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Cameron | 4 hr |
| Jul 9, 9:39 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Cameron | 4 hr |
| Jul 9, 9:42 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Cameron | 4 hr |
| Jul 9, 2:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Hidalgo | 48 min |
| Jul 9, 3:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Cameron | 26 min |
| Jul 9, 3:40 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Cameron | 13 min |
| Jul 9, 3:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Cameron | 2 hr |
| Jul 9, 3:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Cameron | 42 min |
| Jul 9, 4:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Cameron | 2 hr |
| Jul 9, 4:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Willacy | 51 min |
| Jul 9, 5:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Brooks | 51 min |
| Jul 9, 5:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Kenedy | 50 min |
| Jul 9, 5:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Cameron | 51 min |
| Jul 9, 5:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Kleberg | 16 min |
| Jul 9, 6:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Kenedy | 14 min |
| Jul 9, 6:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Kenedy, Willacy | 51 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.