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Special Weather Statement, NWS Brownsville, TX

July 21, 2021Kenedy County, Texas

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this special weather statement at Jul 21, 2021, 3:22 PM CDT for Kenedy County, Texas. It was in force for 23 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: Jul 21, 2021, 3:22 PM CDT (20:22 UTC)
Expired: Jul 21, 2021, 3:45 PM CDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Brownsville, TX

County Kenedy County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 90 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2238 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 684 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 58 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Brownsville, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 21, 3:12 PM CDT, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 3:12 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 21, 4:17 AM CDT, 11 hours 5 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
417 AM CDT Wed Jul 21 2021

TXZ248>257-351-353-220930-
Zapata-Jim Hogg-Brooks-Inland Kenedy-Starr-Southern Hidalgo-
Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-
Coastal Kenedy-Northern Hidalgo-
417 AM CDT Wed Jul 21 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Deep South
Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are forecast today.
Heavy rainfall is possible, producing nuisance flooding in low-
lying and poorly-draining areas. Isolated flash flooding cannot be
ruled out under heavier thunderstorms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Heat index values up to 109 degrees are expected during the
afternoon hours of Thursday through Tuesday.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are forecast for Thursday.
Heavy rainfall is possible, producing nuisance flooding in low-
lying and poorly-draining areas.

An elevated risk of rip currents is possible at the beaches of
South Padre Island and at Boca Chica Beach Friday and Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-220930-
Laguna Madre from the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado-
Laguna Madre from the Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM north of Port
Mansfield TX-
Laguna Madre from 5 nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX-
Coastal waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
Waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande extending from 20 to
60 nm-
Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield extending from 20 to
60 nm-
417 AM CDT Wed Jul 21 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of The Gulf of
Mexico and The Laguna Madre.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 21, 1:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
148 PM CDT Wed Jul 21 2021

TXZ252-211930-
Starr TX-
148 PM CDT Wed Jul 21 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL STARR COUNTY UNTIL
230 PM CDT...

At 148 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Santa Cruz, or near Rio Grande City, moving north at 20 mph.

Pea size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Rio Grande City, La Rosita, El Sauz, Garciasville, Starr County
Memorial Hospital, La Puerta, Ringgold Middle School, Los Alvarez,
Fort Ringgold County Park and Garceno.

LAT...LON 2627 9872 2628 9870 2629 9871 2630 9875
      2631 9875 2631 9874 2633 9875 2633 9879
      2637 9880 2636 9884 2637 9886 2635 9890
      2639 9893 2637 9894 2638 9895 2638 9896
      2640 9896 2657 9887 2647 9858 2627 9870
TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 200DEG 18KT 2632 9880

BA

Special weather statement, Jul 21, 2:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
200 PM CDT Wed Jul 21 2021

TXZ253-353-211945-
Southern Hidalgo TX-Northern Hidalgo TX-
200 PM CDT Wed Jul 21 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL HIDALGO COUNTY UNTIL
245 PM CDT...

At 200 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Citrus City, or near La Joya, moving north at 20 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Palmhurst, Mccook, Alton, Sylvia Vela Park, Narciso G. Cavazos
Elementary School, La Homa, Abram-Perezville, Doffing, Palmview High
School and Citrus City.

LAT...LON 2621 9830 2628 9854 2654 9843 2650 9819
TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 200DEG 18KT 2632 9842

BA

Special weather statement, Jul 21, 2:25 PM CDT, 57 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
225 PM CDT Wed Jul 21 2021

TXZ249-252-212000-
Jim Hogg TX-Starr TX-
225 PM CDT Wed Jul 21 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN JIM HOGG AND NORTH
CENTRAL STARR COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT...

At 225 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
El Sauz, moving north at 30 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Viboras, El Sauz, La Gloria, Santa Catarina, San Rafael Ranch
Airport, Santa Elena and Diamond O Ranch Airport.

LAT...LON 2681 9842 2680 9842 2644 9875 2652 9897
      2697 9885
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 200DEG 48KT 2656 9882

BA

Special weather statement, Jul 21, 2:44 PM CDT, 38 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 21, 2:59 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 21, 3:22 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 20, 7:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BRO	Hidalgo	34 min
Jul 20, 7:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BRO	Hidalgo	34 min
Jul 20, 8:03 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BRO	Hidalgo	57 min
Jul 21, 12:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BRO	Cameron	43 min
Jul 21, 12:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BRO	Cameron	47 min
Jul 21, 1:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BRO	Starr	45 min
Jul 21, 1:16 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BRO	Cameron	119 min
Jul 21, 1:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BRO	Starr	44 min
Jul 21, 1:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BRO	Starr	42 min
Jul 21, 2:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BRO	Hidalgo	45 min
Jul 21, 2:05 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BRO	Hidalgo	115 min
Jul 21, 2:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BRO	Starr	35 min
Jul 21, 2:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BRO	Cameron	7 min
Jul 21, 2:44 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BRO	Cameron	63 min
Jul 21, 2:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BRO	Hidalgo	31 min
Jul 21, 2:56 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BRO	Cameron, Hidalgo	5 hr
Jul 21, 2:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BRO	Starr	31 min
Jul 21, 3:39 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BRO	Hidalgo	111 min
Jul 21, 3:53 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BRO	Hidalgo	52 min
Jul 21, 4:15 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	BRO	Hidalgo	105 min
Jul 21, 4:27 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BRO	Brooks	63 min
Jul 21, 4:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BRO	Cameron	110 min
Jul 21, 4:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BRO	Cameron	49 min
Jul 21, 5:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BRO	Cameron	89 min
Jul 21, 5:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BRO	Cameron	50 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.