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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Brownsville, TX

March 22, 2021Cameron County, Hidalgo County, Willacy County, Texas

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Mar 22, 2021, 3:08 AM CDT for Cameron County, Hidalgo County, Willacy County, Texas. It took effect at Mar 22, 2021, 11:33 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 22, 2021, 3:08 AM CDT (08:08 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 22, 2021, 11:33 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 22, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Brownsville, TX

Counties Cameron County, TX, Hidalgo County, TX, Willacy County, TX

The radar

The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:07 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

Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 60 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 00:00Z on 2021-03-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2021-03-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -2 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1004 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
103 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

103 
WWUS74 KBRO 220808
NPWBRO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
308 AM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021

TXZ254>257-221615-
/O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0006.210322T1800Z-210323T0100Z/
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
308 AM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Willacy and Cameron counties.

* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 8 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 or driving across bridges or flyovers. 

Secure outdoor objects, such as trashcans and umbrellas. 

&&

$$

56
4 follow-up statements
118 
WWUS74 KBRO 221612
NPWBRO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
1112 AM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021

TXZ254>257-230100-
/O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0006.210322T1800Z-210323T0100Z/
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
1112 AM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Willacy and Cameron counties.

* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 8 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.

Secure outdoor objects, such as trashcans and umbrellas. 

&&

$$

Mejia
244 
WWUS74 KBRO 221633
NPWBRO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
1133 AM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021

TXZ254>257-230100-
/O.EXT.KBRO.WI.Y.0006.210322T1633Z-210323T0100Z/
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
1133 AM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South to southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 
  40 mph.

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

* WHEN...Until 8 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.

Secure outdoor objects, such as trashcans and umbrellas. 

&&

$$

Mejia
144 
WWUS74 KBRO 221950
NPWBRO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
250 PM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021

TXZ253-353-230100-
/O.EXA.KBRO.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210323T0100Z/
Southern Hidalgo-Northern Hidalgo-
Including the cities of McAllen, Edinburg, Pharr, Mission, 
Weslaco, and San Manuel
250 PM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* WHERE...Southern Hidalgo and Northern Hidalgo Counties.

* WHEN...Until 8 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.

&&

$$

TXZ254>257-230100-
/O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210323T0100Z/
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
250 PM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

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

* WHEN...Until 8 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.

&&

$$

Mejia
147 
WWUS74 KBRO 230105
NPWBRO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
805 PM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021

TXZ253>257-353-230215-
/O.EXP.KBRO.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210323T0100Z/
Southern Hidalgo-Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Coastal Willacy-
Coastal Cameron-Northern Hidalgo-
Including the cities of McAllen, Edinburg, Pharr, Mission, 
Weslaco, Raymondville, Brownsville, Harlingen, Port Mansfield, 
Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, Laguna Vista, 
and San Manuel
805 PM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 22, 3:13 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBRO19 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.