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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 19, NWS Brownsville, TX

May 18, 2021Brooks County, Jim Hogg County, Texas

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 18, 2021, 12:58 AM CDT for Brooks County, Jim Hogg County, Texas. It was in force for 32 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
May 18, 2021, 12:58 AM CDT (05:58 UTC)
Expired
May 18, 2021, 1:30 AM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Brownsville, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Brooks County, TX, Jim Hogg County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:01 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

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 117 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, Corpus Christi, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-05-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2541 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, Corpus Christi, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-05-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 23 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
2541 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-51 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
672 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
80 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
1.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

255 
WUUS54 KBRO 180558
SVRBRO
TXC047-247-180630-
/O.NEW.KBRO.SV.W.0019.210518T0558Z-210518T0630Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
1258 AM CDT Tue May 18 2021

The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Jim Hogg County in Deep South Texas...
  Brooks County in Deep South Texas...

* Until 130 AM CDT.

* At 1258 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles south of
  Ramirez, or 13 miles west of Falfurrias, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to 
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Falfurrias, Encino, Rachal, Agua Nueva, La Colonia Park, Airport
  Road Addition, Falfurrias Junior High School, Pleasant Park,
  Falfurrias Fire Station and Cantu Addition.

This includes US Highway 281 between mile markers 708 and 734.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 2726 9799 2706 9799 2688 9813 2684 9851
      2700 9874 2727 9852
TIME...MOT...LOC 0558Z 264DEG 30KT 2718 9836 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Hallman
2 follow-up statements
220 
WWUS54 KBRO 180606
SVSBRO

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
106 AM CDT Tue May 18 2021

TXC047-247-180630-
/O.CON.KBRO.SV.W.0019.000000T0000Z-210518T0630Z/
Jim Hogg TX-Brooks TX-
106 AM CDT Tue May 18 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN JIM HOGG AND BROOKS COUNTIES...

At 106 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles west of
Falfurrias Junior High School, or 8 miles west of Falfurrias, moving
east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
         tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
         roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Falfurrias, Encino, Rachal, La Colonia Park, Airport Road Addition,
Falfurrias Junior High School, Pleasant Park, Falfurrias Fire
Station, Cantu Addition and Puesta Del Sol Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 2726 9799 2706 9799 2688 9813 2684 9851
      2705 9863 2727 9845
TIME...MOT...LOC 0606Z 264DEG 30KT 2719 9828 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Hallman
199 
WWUS54 KBRO 180619
SVSBRO

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
119 AM CDT Tue May 18 2021

TXC047-247-180630-
/O.CON.KBRO.SV.W.0019.000000T0000Z-210518T0630Z/
Jim Hogg TX-Brooks TX-
119 AM CDT Tue May 18 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL JIM HOGG AND BROOKS COUNTIES...

At 119 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Falfurrias
Junior High School, or over Falfurrias, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile 
         homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Falfurrias, Encino, Rachal, La Colonia Park, Airport Road Addition,
Falfurrias Junior High School, Pleasant Park, Falfurrias Fire
Station, Cantu Addition and Flowella.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 2726 9799 2706 9799 2688 9813 2685 9845
      2710 9854 2727 9841
TIME...MOT...LOC 0619Z 264DEG 30KT 2720 9815 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Hallman

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 17, 10:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROZapata32 min
May 17, 11:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROZapata25 min
May 17, 11:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROZapata33 min
May 17, 11:44 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROJim Hogg, Zapata112 min
May 18, 12:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROJim Hogg32 min
May 18, 12:18 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROJim Hogg3 hr
May 18, 12:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROBrooks, Jim Hogg34 min
May 18, 12:43 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROJim Hogg3 hr
May 18, 1:08 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROBrooks, Jim Hogg3 hr
May 18, 1:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROBrooks, Kenedy31 min
May 18, 1:41 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROBrooks3 hr
May 18, 2:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROBrooks30 min
May 18, 2:02 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROBrooks, Kenedy3 hr
May 18, 3:10 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO2 hr
May 18, 5:15 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchBROBrooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more38 hr
May 18, 3:54 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBRO26 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.