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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Brownsville, TX

May 13, 2024Brooks County, Hidalgo County, Texas

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 13, 2024, 6:39 PM CDT for Brooks County, Hidalgo 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
May 13, 2024, 6:39 PM CDT (23:39 UTC)
Expired
May 13, 2024, 7:16 PM CDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Brownsville, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
2.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Brooks County, TX, Hidalgo County, TX

The radar

The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 13, 4:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 127 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 12:00Z on 2024-05-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3138 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2024-05-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 55 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
3138 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-222 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
540 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
90 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

176 
WUUS54 KBRO 132339
SVRBRO
TXC047-215-140030-
/O.NEW.KBRO.SV.W.0021.240513T2339Z-240514T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
639 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024

The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central Hidalgo County in Deep South Texas...
  Southeastern Brooks County in Deep South Texas...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 638 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of
  Rachal, moving east at 70 mph.

  HAZARD...Tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Rachal and El Coyote Ranch Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 2687 9799 2666 9800 2672 9835 2678 9832
      2678 9837 2686 9831 2695 9799
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 267DEG 61KT 2685 9801 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Katz
2 follow-up statements
791 
WWUS54 KBRO 132357
SVSBRO

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
657 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024

TXC047-215-140030-
/O.CON.KBRO.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240514T0030Z/
Hidalgo TX-Brooks TX-
657 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL HIDALGO AND SOUTHEASTERN BROOKS COUNTIES...

At 656 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northeast of
Norias, or 9 miles southeast of Armstrong, moving east at 70 mph.

HAZARD...Tennis ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
         considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to 
         mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Rachal.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 2687 9799 2666 9800 2672 9816 2677 9820
      2680 9821 2687 9821 2695 9799
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 267DEG 61KT 2687 9765 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

Katz
124 
WWUS54 KBRO 140016
SVSBRO

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
716 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024

TXC047-215-140026-
/O.CAN.KBRO.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240514T0030Z/
Hidalgo TX-Brooks TX-
716 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL HIDALGO AND
SOUTHEASTERN BROOKS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
Deep South Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 2687 9799 2666 9800 2672 9816 2677 9820
      2680 9821 2687 9821 2695 9799
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 267DEG 61KT 2689 9726 

$$

Katz

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 13, 12:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROWillacy49 min
May 13, 6:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROStarr42 min
May 13, 7:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROStarr28 min
May 13, 7:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROJim Hogg25 min
May 13, 8:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROWillacy30 min
May 13, 8:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROJim Hogg22 min
May 13, 8:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROHidalgo33 min
May 13, 8:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROBrooks, Jim Hogg28 min
May 13, 8:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROWillacy23 min
May 13, 8:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROHidalgo30 min
May 13, 8:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROWillacy25 min
May 13, 8:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROBrooks34 min
May 13, 9:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROBrooks24 min
May 13, 9:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROBrooks26 min
May 13, 10:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROBrooks30 min
May 13, 4:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBROJim Hogg, Zapata48 min
May 13, 4:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBROJim Hogg, Zapata46 min
May 13, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBROJim Hogg, Starr, Zapata48 min
May 13, 5:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROZapata26 min
May 13, 5:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatBROJim Hogg, Starr, Zapata51 min
May 13, 5:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROBrooks, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Starr47 min
May 13, 5:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBROZapata46 min
May 13, 6:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROStarr38 min
May 13, 6:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROKenedy23 min
May 13, 6:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBROHidalgo, Starr42 min
May 13, 6:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROBrooks38 min
May 13, 6:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROHidalgo, Starr39 min
May 13, 6:54 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO51 min
May 13, 6:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROZapata35 min

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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.