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Wind Advisory 14, NWS Brownsville, TX

October 10, 20215 counties in Texas

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brownsville Intl, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-10-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2060 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 12:00Z on 2021-10-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 43 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 10, 3:39 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBRO27 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Texas, 2021Every wind advisory in 2021

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.