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Rip Current Statement 52, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this rip current statement at Oct 16, 2021, 5:13 AM CDT for Kenedy County, Texas. It took effect at Oct 16, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2021, 5:13 AM CDT (10:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 16, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 16, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 12 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 10:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 10.2 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
- 2269 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 979 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -69 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.5
- Supercell composite
- -3.3
The text
As transmitted.
302 WHUS44 KBRO 161013 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 513 AM CDT Sat Oct 16 2021 TXZ256-257-351-170000- /O.NEW.KBRO.RP.S.0052.211016T1200Z-211017T0000Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- 513 AM CDT Sat Oct 16 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Willacy, Coastal Cameron and Coastal Kenedy Counties. * WHEN...Through this evening. * 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
202 WHUS44 KBRO 161135 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 635 AM CDT Sat Oct 16 2021 TXZ256-257-161945- /O.NEW.KBRO.CF.S.0019.211016T1200Z-211016T2000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0052.211016T1200Z-211017T0000Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron- 635 AM CDT Sat Oct 16 2021 ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected. For the Coastal Flood Statement, isolated minor coastal flooding expected. * WHERE...Coastal Cameron and Coastal Willacy Counties. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through this evening. For the Coastal Flood Statement, until 3 PM CDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Wave run-up may approach the dunes along narrow beaches. Beach equipment, such as umbrellas and chairs, could be moved by waves. Vehicles driving along narrow beaches may experience higher water levels. Elevated water levels may also occur across the Laguna Madre and South Bay, and along State Highway 4 west of Boca Chica State Park. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High tide occurs at 11:25 AM at South Padre Island. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not drive through flooded roadways. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ TXZ351-161945- /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0052.211016T1200Z-211017T0000Z/ Coastal Kenedy- 635 AM CDT Sat Oct 16 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Kenedy County. * WHEN...Through this evening. * 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. && $$
145 WHUS44 KBRO 161938 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 238 PM CDT Sat Oct 16 2021 TXZ256-257-170000- /O.EXP.KBRO.CF.S.0019.000000T0000Z-211016T2000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0052.000000T0000Z-211017T0000Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron- 238 PM CDT Sat Oct 16 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Cameron and Coastal Willacy Counties. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through this evening. For the Coastal Flood Statement, until 3 PM CDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ TXZ351-170000- /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0052.000000T0000Z-211017T0000Z/ Coastal Kenedy- 238 PM CDT Sat Oct 16 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Kenedy County. * WHEN...Through this evening. * 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 15, 7:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Hidalgo | 27 min |
| Oct 15, 7:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Hidalgo | 45 min |
| Oct 16, 2:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Cameron | 45 min |
| Oct 16, 3:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Cameron | 47 min |
| Oct 16, 3:39 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Cameron | 3 hr |
| Oct 16, 4:04 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Cameron | 57 min |
| Oct 16, 4:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Cameron | 49 min |
| Oct 16, 4:53 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Cameron | 99 min |
| Oct 16, 6:35 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Statement | BRO | 8 hr | |
| Oct 16, 9:44 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 18 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.