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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Brownsville, TX

May 19, 2021Cameron County, Texas

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at May 19, 2021, 4:36 PM CDT for Cameron County, Texas. It was in force for 102 min.

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The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 19, 2021, 4:36 PM CDT (21:36 UTC)
Expired
May 19, 2021, 6:18 PM CDT
In force
102 min
Issued by
NWS Brownsville, TX

County Cameron County, TX

The radar

The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:37 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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 29 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 12:00Z on 2021-05-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3667 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brownsville Intl, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-05-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 57 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
3667 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
504 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
57 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
122 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
6.3

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The text

As transmitted.

284 
WWUS74 KBRO 192136
NPWBRO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
436 PM CDT Wed May 19 2021

TXZ255-257-200000-
/O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0012.210519T2136Z-210520T0000Z/
Inland Cameron-Coastal Cameron-
Including the cities of Brownsville, Harlingen, Port Isabel, 
South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista
436 PM CDT Wed May 19 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Inland Cameron and Coastal Cameron Counties.

* WHEN...Until 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.

&&

$$

Castillo
1 follow-up statement
851 
WWUS74 KBRO 192318
NPWBRO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
618 PM CDT Wed May 19 2021

TXZ255-257-200030-
/O.CAN.KBRO.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-210520T0000Z/
Inland Cameron-Coastal Cameron-
Including the cities of Brownsville, Harlingen, Port Isabel, 
South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista
618 PM CDT Wed May 19 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds have diminished across the area early this evening so the
wind advisory has been cancelled.

$$

Castillo

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 19, 3:30 AM CDTRip Current StatementBROKenedy16 hr
May 19, 4:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROJim Hogg32 min
May 19, 5:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROJim Hogg40 min
May 19, 5:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROZapata34 min
May 19, 6:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROStarr42 min
May 19, 6:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROJim Hogg, Zapata33 min
May 19, 6:32 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROJim Hogg, Starr, Zapata7 hr
May 19, 6:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROStarr39 min
May 19, 7:11 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBROStarr, Zapata2 hr
May 19, 7:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROHidalgo, Starr64 min
May 19, 7:12 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBROJim Hogg, Zapata3 hr
May 19, 7:17 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBROJim Hogg3 hr
May 19, 7:25 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROStarr6 hr
May 19, 7:27 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROJim Hogg, Zapata4 hr
May 19, 7:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROStarr, Zapata63 min
May 19, 7:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROJim Hogg56 min
May 19, 7:42 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROKenedy6 hr
May 19, 7:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROBrooks, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Starr43 min
May 19, 7:51 AM CDTTornado WarningBROBrooks, Hidalgo, Starr24 min
May 19, 8:12 AM CDTTornado WarningBROHidalgo18 min
May 19, 8:15 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROHidalgo5 hr
May 19, 8:17 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROStarr5 hr
May 19, 8:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROBrooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 1 more39 min
May 19, 8:23 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO26 min
May 19, 8:26 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBROJim Hogg113 min
May 19, 8:29 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROBrooks, Jim Hogg5 hr
May 19, 8:34 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROHidalgo7 hr
May 19, 8:42 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROBrooks, Kenedy5 hr
May 19, 8:47 AM CDTTornado WarningBROBrooks13 min
May 19, 8:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROBrooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Kenedy, Willacy47 min
May 19, 9:04 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROCameron, Hidalgo, Kenedy, Willacy7 hr
May 19, 9:05 AM CDTTornado WarningBROKenedy, Willacy10 min
May 19, 9:11 AM CDTTornado WarningBROKenedy, Willacy19 min
May 19, 9:14 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO61 min
May 19, 9:21 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROKenedy5 hr
May 19, 9:27 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO63 min
May 19, 9:28 AM CDTTornado WarningBROKenedy17 min
May 19, 9:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROCameron, Kenedy, Willacy47 min
May 19, 9:44 AM CDTTornado WarningBROWillacy16 min
May 19, 9:48 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBROHidalgo4 hr
May 19, 9:48 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO57 min
May 19, 9:50 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBROHidalgo4 hr
May 19, 10:10 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO65 min
May 19, 10:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROHidalgo50 min
May 19, 10:11 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROCameron, Willacy7 hr
May 19, 10:15 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBROHidalgo, Willacy4 hr
May 19, 10:18 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBROHidalgo5 hr
May 19, 10:21 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBROWillacy5 hr
May 19, 10:24 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBROCameron, Hidalgo, Willacy5 hr
May 19, 10:27 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBROCameron4 hr
May 19, 10:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROCameron, Willacy47 min
May 19, 10:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBROCameron, Hidalgo4 hr
May 19, 10:29 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO46 min
May 19, 10:42 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO48 min
May 19, 10:51 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO39 min
May 19, 11:00 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBROCameron, Willacy5 hr
May 19, 11:06 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO24 min
May 19, 11:12 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO18 min
May 19, 11:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROCameron24 min
May 19, 11:25 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO50 min
May 19, 11:30 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBROCameron5 hr
May 19, 11:34 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROCameron3 hr
May 19, 12:10 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO50 min
May 19, 12:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBROCameron4 hr
May 19, 2:38 PM CDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryBROKenedy6 hr
May 19, 2:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBROCameron112 min
May 19, 2:59 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningBROCameron6 hr
May 19, 3:08 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningBROHidalgo19 hr
May 19, 6:20 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBRO15 hr

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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.