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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Apr 28, 2021, 3:04 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Apr 28, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2021, 3:04 AM CDT (08:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 28, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
Counties Cameron County, TX, Hidalgo County, TX, Kenedy County, TX, Willacy County, TX
The radar
The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 73 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
- 1550 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -321 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 782 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
679 WWUS74 KBRO 280804 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 304 AM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021 TXZ251-253>257-351-281815- /O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0010.210428T1500Z-210429T0000Z/ Inland Kenedy-Southern Hidalgo-Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron- Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- Including the cities of Sarita, McAllen, Edinburg, Pharr, Mission, Weslaco, Raymondville, Brownsville, Harlingen, Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista 304 AM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Inland Kenedy, Southern Hidalgo, Inland Willacy, Inland Cameron, Coastal Willacy, Coastal Cameron and Coastal Kenedy Counties. * WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ 56
2 follow-up statements
166 WWUS74 KBRO 281726 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1226 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021 TXZ251-253>257-351-290000- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-210429T0000Z/ Inland Kenedy-Southern Hidalgo-Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron- Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- Including the cities of Sarita, McAllen, Edinburg, Pharr, Mission, Weslaco, Raymondville, Brownsville, Harlingen, Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista 1226 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Inland Kenedy, Southern Hidalgo, Inland Willacy, Inland Cameron, Coastal Willacy, Coastal Cameron and Coastal Kenedy Counties. * WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
837 WWUS74 KBRO 290013 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 713 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021 TXZ251-253>257-351-290115- /O.EXP.KBRO.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-210429T0000Z/ Inland Kenedy-Southern Hidalgo-Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron- Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- Including the cities of Sarita, McAllen, Edinburg, Pharr, Mission, Weslaco, Raymondville, Brownsville, Harlingen, Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista 713 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Surface observations across deep south Texas indicate that winds have diminished below the Wind Advisory threshold. As a result, the advisory has been allowed to expire. $$ 63
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 8:36 PM CDT | Coastal Flood Statement | BRO | Kenedy | 12 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:03 AM CDT | Rip Current Statement | BRO | Kenedy | 16 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:06 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 39 hr |
Nearby
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.