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Special Weather Statement, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this special weather statement at Mar 22, 2022, 2:08 AM CDT for Starr County, Texas. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2022, 2:08 AM CDT (07:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2022, 2:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
- Hail
- 0.50 in
- Wind
- 30
County Starr County, TX
The radar
The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:11 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, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 1202 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -448 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 659 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 337 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 349 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
608
WWUS84 KBRO 220708
SPSBRO
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
208 AM CDT Tue Mar 22 2022
TXZ250-252-353-220745-
Brooks TX-Northern Hidalgo TX-Starr TX-
208 AM CDT Tue Mar 22 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern
Hidalgo, northeastern Starr and south central Brooks Counties through
245 AM CDT...
At 207 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles east of El Sauz, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Puerto Rico, La Gloria, La Reforma, Santa Catarina, El Coyote Ranch
Airport, San Isidro, Santa Elena, Delmita and Diamond O Ranch
Airport.
This includes US Highway 281 between mile markers 736 and 752.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
LAT...LON 2689 9813 2663 9805 2649 9880 2666 9886
2678 9847 2678 9842 2680 9842
TIME...MOT...LOC 0707Z 254DEG 42KT 2660 9875
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
$$
TOMASELLIThe office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 7:04 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 39 hr | |
| Mar 21, 10:44 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | BRO | Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy | 3 hr |
| Mar 22, 1:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Starr | 40 min |
| Mar 22, 3:02 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 13 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.