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Rip Current Statement 56, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this rip current statement at Nov 4, 2021, 4:01 AM CDT for Kenedy County, Texas. It took effect at Nov 4, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 4, 2021, 4:01 AM CDT (09:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 4, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Nov 4, 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 09:03 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, 9.0 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
- 1096 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1148 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
763 WHUS44 KBRO 040901 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 401 AM CDT Thu Nov 4 2021 TXZ256-257-351-042100- /O.NEW.KBRO.CF.Y.0010.211104T1900Z-211105T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.RP.S.0056.211104T1200Z-211105T0000Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- 401 AM CDT Thu Nov 4 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, minor coastal flooding expected. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Willacy, Coastal Cameron and Coastal Kenedy Counties. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, from 2 PM this afternoon to 10 PM CDT this evening. For the High Rip Current Risk, from 7 AM CDT this morning through this evening. * 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. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High tide occurs at 4:54 PM CDT. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
172 WHUS44 KBRO 041805 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 105 PM CDT Thu Nov 4 2021 TXZ256-257-351-050215- /O.CON.KBRO.CF.Y.0010.211104T1900Z-211105T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0056.000000T0000Z-211105T0000Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- 105 PM CDT Thu Nov 4 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, minor coastal flooding expected. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Willacy, Coastal Cameron and Coastal Kenedy Counties. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, from 2 PM this afternoon to 10 PM CDT this evening. For the High Rip Current Risk, from 7 AM CDT this morning through this evening. * IMPACTS...Wave run-up may approach the dunes along narrow beaches. Beach equipment, such as umbrellas and chairs, could be moved by waves. Vehicles driving along narrow beaches may experience higher water levels. Elevated water levels may also occur across the Laguna Madre and South Bay. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High tide occurs at 4:54 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 9:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Jim Hogg | 45 min |
| Nov 3, 9:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Zapata | 51 min |
| Nov 3, 9:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Zapata | 110 min |
| Nov 3, 9:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Jim Hogg | 113 min |
| Nov 3, 10:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Zapata | 2 hr |
| Nov 3, 10:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Starr | 48 min |
| Nov 3, 11:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Starr | 39 min |
| Nov 3, 11:11 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Starr | 2 hr |
| Nov 3, 11:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Brooks, Starr | 51 min |
| Nov 3, 11:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Hidalgo, Starr | 113 min |
| Nov 4, 12:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Hidalgo | 45 min |
| Nov 4, 1:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Hidalgo, Willacy | 43 min |
| Nov 4, 1:19 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Hidalgo | 56 min |
| Nov 4, 1:27 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 33 min | |
| Nov 4, 1:35 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 40 min | |
| Nov 4, 1:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Cameron | 44 min |
| Nov 4, 2:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Cameron | 44 min |
| Nov 4, 2:09 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 66 min | |
| Nov 4, 2:11 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Hidalgo, Kenedy, Willacy | 2 hr |
| Nov 4, 2:35 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Cameron | 115 min |
| Nov 4, 2:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Cameron | 114 min |
| Nov 4, 3:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Cameron | 45 min |
| Nov 4, 3:08 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 45 min | |
| Nov 4, 3:11 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Cameron | 2 hr |
| Nov 4, 4:01 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | BRO | Kenedy | 18 hr |
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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.