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Special Weather Statement, NWS Brownsville, TX
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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Local storm report, May 12, 12:38 AM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
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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.
&&
LFSpecial 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
TOMASELLIThe office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 8:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Zapata | 39 min |
| May 11, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Jim Hogg, Zapata | 49 min |
| May 11, 9:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Zapata | 51 min |
| May 11, 9:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Zapata | 42 min |
| May 11, 9:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Brooks, Jim Hogg | 51 min |
| May 11, 10:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Starr, Zapata | 49 min |
| May 11, 10:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Brooks, Kenedy | 60 min |
| May 11, 11:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Zapata | 4 hr |
| May 11, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Starr, Zapata | 46 min |
| May 11, 11:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Jim Hogg, Starr, Zapata | 4 hr |
| May 11, 11:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Jim Hogg, Zapata | 94 min |
| May 11, 11:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Hidalgo, Kenedy, Starr | 54 min |
| May 11, 11:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Starr | 36 min |
| May 12, 12:06 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Starr | 3 hr |
| May 12, 12:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Brooks, Hidalgo, Starr | 3 hr |
| May 12, 12:25 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Starr | 3 hr |
| May 12, 12:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Hidalgo | 62 min |
| May 12, 12:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Starr | 52 min |
| May 12, 12:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Hidalgo, Willacy | 30 min |
| May 12, 12:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Kenedy | 55 min |
| May 12, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Kenedy | 60 min |
| May 12, 1:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Cameron, Hidalgo | 41 min |
| May 12, 1:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Hidalgo, Starr | 3 hr |
| May 12, 1:12 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 48 min | |
| May 12, 1:19 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Hidalgo, Willacy | 3 hr |
| May 12, 1:34 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 26 min | |
| May 12, 1:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Cameron | 49 min |
| May 12, 1:46 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Cameron, Hidalgo | 3 hr |
| May 12, 1:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Hidalgo | 40 min |
| May 12, 1:53 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 22 min | |
| May 12, 2:24 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Cameron | 3 hr |
| May 12, 2:39 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 41 min | |
| May 12, 2:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Cameron | 34 min |
| May 12, 2:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Cameron | 39 min |
| May 12, 3:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Cameron | 59 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.