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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 35, NWS Brownsville, TX

July 28, 2021Hidalgo County, Texas

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 28, 2021, 3:45 PM CDT for Hidalgo County, Texas. It was in force for 30 min. 1 report 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 28, 2021, 3:45 PM CDT (20:45 UTC)
Expired
Jul 28, 2021, 4:15 PM CDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Brownsville, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Hidalgo County, TX

The radar

The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 28, 3:45 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 614 Sse Mccook, TXALSO REPORTED PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL.

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 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 116 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2758 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 12 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
2758 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
796 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-4 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

869 
WUUS54 KBRO 282045
SVRBRO
TXC215-282115-
/O.NEW.KBRO.SV.W.0035.210728T2045Z-210728T2115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
345 PM CDT Wed Jul 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  West central Hidalgo County in Deep South Texas...

* Until 415 PM CDT.

* At 344 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Mccook,
  moving west at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to poorly construced roofs and siding, as well as some 
           trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Mccook around 350 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2656 9827 2638 9832 2641 9851 2661 9840
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 100DEG 15KT 2649 9835 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

52/BSG
3 follow-up statements
656 
WWUS54 KBRO 282050
SVSBRO

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
350 PM CDT Wed Jul 28 2021

TXC215-282115-
/O.CON.KBRO.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-210728T2115Z/
Hidalgo TX-
350 PM CDT Wed Jul 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL HIDALGO COUNTY...

At 350 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Mccook, moving 
west at 15 mph. A cooperative observer in McCook reported a wind 
gust of 61 mph and pea sized hail at 349 PM. 

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of west
central Hidalgo County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2656 9830 2639 9836 2642 9850 2661 9840
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 100DEG 15KT 2649 9838 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

52/BSG
391 
WWUS54 KBRO 282105
SVSBRO

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
405 PM CDT Wed Jul 28 2021

TXC215-282115-
/O.CON.KBRO.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-210728T2115Z/
Hidalgo TX-
405 PM CDT Wed Jul 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN HIDALGO COUNTY...

At 403 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located from just west of 
McCook to the Starr Hidalgo County line, moving west at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...NWS cooperative weather observer. The observer in McCook 
         reported 61 mph wind gust and pea sized hail at 349 PM.  

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Mccook and ranch country along the Starr and Hidalgo line.

The strongest winds and possible hail are now located in both 
eastern Starr and extreme western Hidalgo County with this storm.

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 2658 9833 2640 9841 2642 9850 2661 9840
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 100DEG 15KT 2650 9844 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

52/BSG
047 
WWUS54 KBRO 282114 RRA
SVSBRO

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
414 PM CDT Wed Jul 28 2021

TXC215-282124-
/O.EXP.KBRO.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-210728T2115Z/
Hidalgo TX-
414 PM CDT Wed Jul 28 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN HIDALGO COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 415 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 2658 9833 2640 9841 2642 9850 2661 9840
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 100DEG 15KT 2650 9847 

$$

52/BSG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 28, 2:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROHidalgo40 min
Jul 28, 3:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROHidalgo22 min
Jul 28, 3:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROStarr33 min
Jul 28, 4:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROJim Hogg21 min
Jul 28, 5:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROZapata41 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.