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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Brownsville, TX

April 28, 20214 counties in Texas

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brownsville Intl, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-04-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1550 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brownsville Intl, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-04-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 40 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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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. 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 27, 8:36 PM CDTCoastal Flood StatementBROKenedy12 hr
Apr 28, 3:03 AM CDTRip Current StatementBROKenedy16 hr
Apr 28, 3:06 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBRO39 hr

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.