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Special Weather Statement, NWS Brownsville, TX

November 18, 2021Cameron County, Texas

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this special weather statement at Nov 18, 2021, 6:44 AM CST for Cameron County, Texas. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Nov 18, 2021, 6:44 AM CST (12:44 UTC)
Expired
Nov 18, 2021, 7:30 AM CST
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Brownsville, TX
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
30

County Cameron County, TX

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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 Nov 18, 5:18 AM CST, 1 hour 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 18, 5:18 AM CST, 1 hour 26 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 18, 3:48 AM CST, 2 hours 56 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
348 AM CST Thu Nov 18 2021

TXZ248>257-351-353-191000-
Zapata-Jim Hogg-Brooks-Inland Kenedy-Starr-Southern Hidalgo-
Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-
Coastal Kenedy-Northern Hidalgo-
348 AM CST Thu Nov 18 2021

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

There is a High Risk of rip currents at the beaches of South
Padre Island and at Boca Chica Beach.

Showers and thunderstorms may develop later this morning as a cold
front moves through the area, leading to localized heavy
downpours, gusty winds, and cloud-to-ground lightning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

An elevated risk of rip currents is possible at the local beaches
Friday through Saturday, and again Monday through Tuesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-191000-
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-
348 AM CST Thu Nov 18 2021

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A Small Craft Advisory is in effect for the Laguna Madre from 8 AM
CST to 10 PM this evening.

Small Craft Advisories are in effect for all of the Gulf Waters
starting at 8 AM CST and continuing through 9 AM Friday.

Showers and thunderstorms may develop later this morning as a cold
front moves through the area, leading to localized heavy
downpours, gusty winds, and cloud-to-water lightning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Small Craft Advisories may be needed along the Lower Texas Coast
on Monday due to the passage of another cold front.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 18, 6:44 AM CST, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 18, 2:49 AM CSTRip Current StatementBROKenedy33 hr
Nov 18, 6:58 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROCameron62 min
Nov 18, 8:11 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementBROWillacy34 min
Nov 18, 8:46 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROCameron59 min
Nov 18, 9:49 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROHidalgo, Starr116 min
Nov 18, 12:21 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROCameron, Hidalgo, Willacy54 min
Nov 18, 12:32 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROCameron58 min
Nov 18, 12:44 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementBROCameron31 min
Nov 18, 12:54 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROCameron51 min
Nov 18, 1:25 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningBROCameron65 min

Nearby

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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.