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Special Weather Statement, NWS Brownsville, TX

July 22, 2021Cameron County, Texas

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this special weather statement at Jul 22, 2021, 4:46 AM CDT for Cameron County, Texas. It was in force for 59 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 22, 2021, 4:46 AM CDT (09:46 UTC)
Expired
Jul 22, 2021, 5:45 AM CDT
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS Brownsville, TX

County Cameron County, TX

The radar

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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 22, 3:58 AM CDT, 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 22, 3:58 AM CDT, 48 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 22, 4:11 AM CDT, 35 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
411 AM CDT Thu Jul 22 2021

TXZ248>257-351-353-230915-
Zapata-Jim Hogg-Brooks-Inland Kenedy-Starr-Southern Hidalgo-
Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-
Coastal Kenedy-Northern Hidalgo-
411 AM CDT Thu Jul 22 2021

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Heat index values between 105 and 110 degrees are expected during
the afternoon hours of Friday through Wednesday.

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.

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-230915-
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-
411 AM CDT Thu Jul 22 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...Friday through Wednesday

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 22, 4:46 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 22, 11:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROCameron38 min
Jul 22, 11:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROCameron48 min
Jul 22, 12:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROWillacy46 min
Jul 22, 12:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROHidalgo51 min
Jul 22, 1:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROKenedy42 min
Jul 22, 1:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROBrooks49 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.