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Wind Advisory 15, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Oct 15, 2021, 1:03 PM CDT for Kenedy County, Texas. It took effect at Oct 15, 2021, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 15, 2021, 1:03 PM CDT (18:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 15, 2021, 10:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 16, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
County Kenedy County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:03 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
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 94 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
- 2150 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 667 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted.
448 WWUS74 KBRO 151803 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 103 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021 TXZ256-257-351-161500- /O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0015.211016T0300Z-211016T1500Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- Including the cities of Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista 103 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Coastal Willacy, Coastal Cameron and Coastal Kenedy Counties. * WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 10 AM CDT Saturday. * 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
544 WWUS74 KBRO 160204 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 904 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021 TXZ256-257-351-161015- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0015.211016T0300Z-211016T1500Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- Including the cities of Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista 904 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Coastal Kenedy, Coastal Cameron and Coastal Willacy Counties. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
653 WWUS74 KBRO 160900 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 400 AM CDT Sat Oct 16 2021 TXZ256-257-351-161500- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-211016T1500Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- Including the cities of Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista 400 AM CDT Sat Oct 16 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * WHERE...Coastal Kenedy, Coastal Cameron and Coastal Willacy Counties. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT this morning. * 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. && $$
622 WWUS74 KBRO 161446 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 946 AM CDT Sat Oct 16 2021 TXZ256-257-351-161600- /O.EXP.KBRO.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-211016T1500Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- Including the cities of Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista 946 AM CDT Sat Oct 16 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... Winds along the coast have decreased to below Wind Advisory criteria. A few locations are still gusting to near 30 mph, but winds will continue to decrease as the day progresses. Therefore, the Wind Advisory will be allowed to expire at 10 AM CDT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 11:07 AM CDT | Gale Warning | BRO | 23 hr | |
| Oct 15, 2:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Jim Hogg | 39 min |
| Oct 15, 3:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Jim Hogg | 42 min |
| Oct 15, 6:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Hidalgo | 41 min |
| Oct 15, 6:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Hidalgo | 26 min |
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.