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Wind Advisory 14, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Oct 10, 2021, 11:43 AM CDT for 5 counties in Texas. It took effect at Oct 10, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 10, 2021, 11:43 AM CDT (16:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 10, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 10, 2021, 6:37 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
Counties Brooks County, TX, Cameron County, TX, Hidalgo County, TX, Kenedy County, TX, Willacy County, TX
The radar
The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 12:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 88 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
- 2060 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -128 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 690 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
642 WWUS74 KBRO 101643 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1143 AM CDT Sun Oct 10 2021 TXZ250-251-253>257-351-353-110000- /O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0014.211010T1700Z-211011T0000Z/ Brooks-Inland Kenedy-Southern Hidalgo-Inland Willacy- Inland Cameron-Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- Northern Hidalgo- Including the cities of Falfurrias, Sarita, McAllen, Edinburg, Pharr, Mission, Weslaco, Raymondville, Brownsville, Harlingen, Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, Laguna Vista, and San Manuel 1143 AM CDT Sun Oct 10 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...Brooks, Inland Kenedy, Southern Hidalgo, Inland Willacy, Inland Cameron, Coastal Willacy, Coastal Cameron, Coastal Kenedy and Northern Hidalgo 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
948 WWUS74 KBRO 102337 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 637 PM CDT Sun Oct 10 2021 TXZ250-251-253>257-351-353-110045- /O.CAN.KBRO.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-211011T0000Z/ Brooks-Inland Kenedy-Southern Hidalgo-Inland Willacy- Inland Cameron-Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- Northern Hidalgo- Including the cities of Falfurrias, Sarita, McAllen, Edinburg, Pharr, Mission, Weslaco, Raymondville, Brownsville, Harlingen, Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, Laguna Vista, and San Manuel 637 PM CDT Sun Oct 10 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Winds have fallen below advisory criteria across the area, so the Wind Advisory will be canceled a bit early. Breezy southeast winds will continue for the next few hours before diminishing overnight. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 3:39 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 27 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.