Alert archive / Texas / Wind Advisories in 2021
Wind Advisory 9, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Apr 9, 2021, 3:49 AM CDT for Cameron County, Willacy County, Texas. It took effect at Apr 9, 2021, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 9, 2021, 3:49 AM CDT (08:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 9, 2021, 9:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
Counties Cameron County, TX, Willacy County, TX
The radar
The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:52 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 48 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
- 134 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -589 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1843 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.3
The text
As transmitted.
093 WWUS74 KBRO 090849 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 349 AM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021 TXZ254-255-092000- /O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0009.210409T1400Z-210409T2300Z/ Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron- Including the cities of Raymondville, Brownsville, and Harlingen 349 AM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Inland Willacy and Inland Cameron Counties. * WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 6 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. && $$ TXZ256-257-351-091400- /O.EXT.KBRO.FG.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-210409T1400Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- Including the cities of Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista 349 AM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Visibility less than one quarter mile in dense fog. * WHERE...Coastal Willacy, Coastal Kenedy and Coastal Cameron Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you. && $$ Mejia
3 follow-up statements
291 WWUS74 KBRO 091101 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 601 AM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021 TXZ256-257-351-091215- /O.CAN.KBRO.FG.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-210409T1400Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- Including the cities of Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista 601 AM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Visibilities have improved along the coast. $$ TXZ254-255-092000- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0009.210409T1400Z-210409T2300Z/ Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron- Including the cities of Raymondville, Brownsville, and Harlingen 601 AM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Inland Cameron and Inland Willacy Counties. * WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 6 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Mejia
709 WWUS74 KBRO 091510 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1010 AM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021 TXZ254-255-092300- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-210409T2300Z/ Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron- Including the cities of Raymondville, Brownsville, and Harlingen 1010 AM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Inland Cameron and Inland Willacy Counties. * WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 6 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. && $$ Speece
786 WWUS74 KBRO 092308 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 608 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021 TXZ254-255-100015- /O.EXP.KBRO.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-210409T2300Z/ Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron- Including the cities of Raymondville, Brownsville, and Harlingen 608 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Surface observations within the inland portions of Cameron County and Willacy County indicate that winds have diminished below the Wind Advisory threshold. As a result, the advisory has been allowed to expire. $$ TOMASELLI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2:02 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 7 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.