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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at May 9, 2021, 3:25 AM CDT for Cameron County, Willacy County, Texas. It took effect at May 9, 2021, 9:13 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 9, 2021, 3:25 AM CDT (08:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 9, 2021, 9:13 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 9, 2021, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
Counties Cameron County, TX, Willacy County, TX
The radar
The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 48 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
- 984 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -148 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 984 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.1
- Supercell composite
- -2.6
The text
As transmitted.
717 WWUS74 KBRO 090825 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 325 AM CDT Sun May 9 2021 TXZ254>257-092200- /O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0011.210509T1600Z-210509T2200Z/ Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron- Including the cities of Raymondville, Brownsville, Harlingen, Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista 325 AM CDT Sun May 9 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts 40 to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Inland Willacy, Inland Cameron, Coastal Willacy and Coastal Cameron Counties. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 5 PM CDT this afternoon. * 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
821 WWUS74 KBRO 091413 AAA NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service Brownsville TX 913 AM CDT Sun May 9 2021 TXZ254>257-092200- /O.EXT.KBRO.WI.Y.0011.210509T1413Z-210509T2200Z/ Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron- Including the cities of Raymondville, Brownsville, Harlingen, Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista 913 AM CDT Sun May 9 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Inland Cameron, Inland Willacy, Coastal Cameron and Coastal Willacy Counties. * WHEN...Until 5 PM CDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
341 WWUS74 KBRO 092201 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 501 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021 TXZ254>257-092315- /O.EXP.KBRO.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-210509T2200Z/ Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron- Including the cities of Raymondville, Brownsville, Harlingen, Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista 501 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... The Wind Advisory has been allowed to expire because winds have dropped below Wind Advisory criteria late this afternoon. However, wind gusts to 30 mph will still be possible for the next couple of hours across Cameron and Willacy counties before sunset. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2:27 AM CDT | Rip Current Statement | BRO | Kenedy | 18 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.