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Special Weather Statement, NWS Brownsville, TX

May 12, 2021Cameron County, Texas

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this special weather statement at May 12, 2021, 2:27 AM CDT for Cameron County, Texas. It was in force for 63 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
May 12, 2021, 2:27 AM CDT (07:27 UTC)
Expired
May 12, 2021, 3:30 AM CDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Brownsville, TX

County Cameron County, TX

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 11, 9:17 PM CDT, 5 hours 10 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 12, 12:38 AM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 12, 12:38 AM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 12, 12:50 AM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 12, 1:18 AM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 12, 1:44 AM CDT, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
144 AM CDT WED MAY 12 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0130 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NW DONNA              26.18N 98.07W
05/12/2021                   HIDALGO            TX   PUBLIC

            PALM TREE UPROOTED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
            INTERSTATE-2 AND HUTTO ROAD.

&&

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Special weather statement, May 12, 2:27 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
227 AM CDT Wed May 12 2021

TXZ255-120830-
Inland Cameron TX-
227 AM CDT Wed May 12 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CAMERON AND SOUTHEASTERN WILLACY
COUNTIES UNTIL 330 AM CDT...

At 227 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
La Feria, moving east at 20 mph.

Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Harlingen, San Benito, La Feria, Los Fresnos, Santa Rosa, Rancho
Viejo, Rio Hondo, Palm Valley, Los Indios and Olmito.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for
Deep South Texas.

LAT...LON 2586 9741 2584 9741 2585 9745 2589 9747
      2589 9752 2592 9753 2594 9758 2601 9765
      2603 9764 2602 9774 2605 9777 2603 9779
      2606 9780 2605 9785 2633 9786 2630 9753
      2633 9752 2633 9746 2619 9740 2584 9739
TIME...MOT...LOC 0727Z 270DEG 19KT 2615 9778

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 11, 8:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROZapata39 min
May 11, 9:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROJim Hogg, Zapata49 min
May 11, 9:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROZapata51 min
May 11, 9:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROZapata42 min
May 11, 9:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROBrooks, Jim Hogg51 min
May 11, 10:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROStarr, Zapata49 min
May 11, 10:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROBrooks, Kenedy60 min
May 11, 11:04 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROZapata4 hr
May 11, 11:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROStarr, Zapata46 min
May 11, 11:21 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROJim Hogg, Starr, Zapata4 hr
May 11, 11:22 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROJim Hogg, Zapata94 min
May 11, 11:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROHidalgo, Kenedy, Starr54 min
May 11, 11:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROStarr36 min
May 12, 12:06 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROStarr3 hr
May 12, 12:21 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROBrooks, Hidalgo, Starr3 hr
May 12, 12:25 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROStarr3 hr
May 12, 12:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROHidalgo62 min
May 12, 12:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROStarr52 min
May 12, 12:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROHidalgo, Willacy30 min
May 12, 12:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROKenedy55 min
May 12, 1:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROKenedy60 min
May 12, 1:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROCameron, Hidalgo41 min
May 12, 1:12 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROHidalgo, Starr3 hr
May 12, 1:12 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO48 min
May 12, 1:19 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROHidalgo, Willacy3 hr
May 12, 1:34 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO26 min
May 12, 1:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROCameron49 min
May 12, 1:46 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROCameron, Hidalgo3 hr
May 12, 1:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROHidalgo40 min
May 12, 1:53 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO22 min
May 12, 2:24 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROCameron3 hr
May 12, 2:39 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO41 min
May 12, 2:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROCameron34 min
May 12, 2:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROCameron39 min
May 12, 3:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROCameron59 min

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.