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Special Weather Statement, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this special weather statement at Nov 25, 2021, 1:09 PM CST for Brooks County, Texas. It was in force for 66 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
- Nov 25, 2021, 1:09 PM CST (19:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 25, 2021, 2:15 PM CST
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 30
County Brooks County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 159 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 660 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 753 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
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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 25, 11:52 AM CST, 1 hour 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 25, 11:52 AM CST, 1 hour 17 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Brownsville TX 435 AM CST Thu Nov 25 2021 TXZ248>257-351-353-261045- Zapata-Jim Hogg-Brooks-Inland Kenedy-Starr-Southern Hidalgo- Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron- Coastal Kenedy-Northern Hidalgo- 435 AM CST Thu Nov 25 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Deep South Texas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A Flood Watch is in effect for Brooks, Kenedy, Hidalgo, Willacy, and Cameron counties this morning through 6 PM this evening. Heavy rainfall is expected across Deep South Texas today. A Coastal Flood Advisory is in effect for coastal Kenedy, coastal Willacy, and coastal Cameron counties from 10 PM tonight through 6 AM Friday morning for possible wave run up to the dunes around high tide tonight. There is a moderate risk of rip currents along the beaches of the lower Texas coast. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday There is an elevated risk of rip currents expected along the beaches of the lower Texas coast Friday through Sunday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-261045- 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- 435 AM CST Thu Nov 25 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 Gulf of Mexico waters through tonight and for the Laguna Madre beginning at 6 PM this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Ongoing Small Craft Advisories are likely for the Gulf waters through Friday. Additional Small Craft Advisories may be needed again on Sunday into Monday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Nov 25, 9:12 AM CST, 3 hours 57 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
1214 PM CST Thu Nov 25 2021
TXZ249-250-251900-
Brooks TX-Jim Hogg TX-
1214 PM CST Thu Nov 25 2021
...Thunderstorms will impact portions of central Jim Hogg and
central Brooks Counties through 100 PM CST...
At 1213 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking thunderstorms along a
line extending from 11 miles south of South Fork Estates to 10 miles
south of Ramirez. These storms were nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Falfurrias, Agua Nueva, Guerra, Cantu Addition, Puesta Del Sol
Airport and Hidalgo City Park.
This includes US Highway 281 between mile markers 712 and 724.
LAT...LON 2726 9828 2717 9803 2688 9825 2683 9890
2726 9878
TIME...MOT...LOC 1813Z 343DEG 4KT 2710 9866 2720 9836
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
54Special weather statement, Nov 25, 1:09 PM CST, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
109 PM CST Thu Nov 25 2021
TXZ249>251-351-252015-
Brooks TX-Jim Hogg TX-Coastal Kenedy TX-Inland Kenedy TX-
109 PM CST Thu Nov 25 2021
..Thunderstorms will impact portions of northwestern Kenedy,
northeastern Jim Hogg and Brooks Counties through 215 PM CST...
At 108 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking thunderstorms along a line
extending from 8 miles west of Falfurrias Junior High School to 6
miles south of Airport Road Addition. Movement was east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Falfurrias, Sarita, La Colonia Park, Airport Road Addition,
Falfurrias Junior High School, Pleasant Park, Kenedy County Sheriffs
Office, Falfurrias Fire Station, Cantu Addition and Flowella.
This includes the following highways...
US Highway 77 between mile markers 712 and 726.
US Highway 281 between mile markers 708 and 728.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 2727 9852 2726 9799 2721 9799 2721 9797
2724 9792 2725 9782 2728 9779 2726 9773
2728 9765 2724 9763 2723 9757 2707 9751
2690 9853 2724 9869 2729 9852
TIME...MOT...LOC 1908Z 250DEG 20KT 2723 9828 2713 9808
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
54The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 3:36 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 32 hr | |
| Nov 25, 3:37 AM CST | Coastal Flood Advisory | BRO | Kenedy | 24 hr |
| Nov 25, 9:12 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Cameron | 63 min |
| Nov 25, 12:14 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Brooks, Jim Hogg | 46 min |
| Nov 25, 1:35 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Brooks, Jim Hogg, Kenedy | 55 min |
| Nov 25, 2:20 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Brooks, Hidalgo, Kenedy | 55 min |
| Nov 25, 3:09 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Kenedy | 100 min |
| Nov 25, 3:15 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Hidalgo, Kenedy, Starr | 60 min |
| Nov 25, 3:19 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Kenedy | 92 min |
| Nov 25, 3:48 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Hidalgo | 103 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.