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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 37, NWS Brownsville, TX

September 7, 2021Jim Hogg County, Starr County, Texas

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 7, 2021, 7:05 PM CDT for Jim Hogg County, Starr County, Texas. It was in force for 11 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
Sep 7, 2021, 7:05 PM CDT (00:05 UTC)
Expired
Sep 7, 2021, 7:16 PM CDT
In force
11 min
Issued by
NWS Brownsville, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Jim Hogg County, TX, Starr County, TX

The radar

The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 161 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 164 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 00:00Z on 2021-09-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2543 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 00:00Z on 2021-09-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 0 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
2543 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1033 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

421 
WUUS54 KBRO 080005
SVRBRO
TXC247-427-080030-
/O.NEW.KBRO.SV.W.0037.210908T0005Z-210908T0030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
705 PM CDT Tue Sep 7 2021

The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  South central Jim Hogg County in Deep South Texas...
  North central Starr County in Deep South Texas...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 703 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northeast
  of Viboras, and is nearly stationary.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  south central Jim Hogg and north central Starr Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 2688 9868 2674 9857 2661 9874 2685 9888
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 062DEG 3KT 2679 9870 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

Farris
1 follow-up statement
221 
WWUS54 KBRO 080016
SVSBRO

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
716 PM CDT Tue Sep 7 2021

TXC247-427-080025-
/O.CAN.KBRO.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-210908T0030Z/
Jim Hogg TX-Starr TX-
716 PM CDT Tue Sep 7 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL JIM HOGG AND
NORTH CENTRAL STARR COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 2688 9868 2674 9857 2661 9874 2685 9888
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 062DEG 3KT 2679 9871 

$$

Farris

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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.