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Rip Current Statement 26, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this rip current statement at Apr 7, 2022, 2:47 AM CDT for Cameron County, Kenedy County, Willacy County, Texas. It was in force for 22 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 7, 2022, 2:47 AM CDT (07:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2022, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
Counties Cameron County, TX, Kenedy County, TX, Willacy County, TX
The radar
The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 00:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 71 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
- 388 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -345 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1085 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -252 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -80 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.4
The text
As transmitted.
055 WHUS44 KBRO 070747 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 247 AM CDT Thu Apr 7 2022 TXZ451-454-455-071800- /O.NEW.KBRO.RP.S.0026.220407T0747Z-220408T0600Z/ Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island- 247 AM CDT Thu Apr 7 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
2 follow-up statements
224 WHUS44 KBRO 071506 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1006 AM CDT Thu Apr 7 2022 TXZ451-454-455-080000- /O.NEW.KBRO.CF.S.0002.220407T1506Z-220407T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-220408T0600Z/ Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island- 1006 AM CDT Thu Apr 7 2022 ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the Coastal Flood Statement, isolated minor coastal flooding. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Cameron Island and Willacy Island Counties. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through late tonight. For the Coastal Flood Statement, until 6 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Wave run-up may approach the dunes along narrow beaches. Beach equipment, such as umbrellas and chairs, could be moved by waves. Vehicles driving along narrow beaches may experience higher water levels. Elevated water levels may also occur across the Laguna Madre and South Bay, and along State Highway 4 west of Boca Chica State Park. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Minor Coastal Flooding will be the highest during a few hours either side of expected high tide at 12:42 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Driving on the beach is not advised this afternoon. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
981 WHUS44 KBRO 080614 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 114 AM CDT Fri Apr 8 2022 TXZ451-454-455-080715- /O.EXP.KBRO.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-220408T0600Z/ Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island- 114 AM CDT Fri Apr 8 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... There is a moderate risk of rip currents along the beaches of the lower Texas coast this morning, with gradually improving conditions this afternoon. There is an elevated risk of rip currents the remainder of the weekend and into next week. $$ 56
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 3:22 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Willacy | 16 hr |
| Apr 7, 10:06 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Statement | BRO | Cameron, Kenedy, Willacy | 8 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.