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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2024, 11:02 PM CDT for Willacy County, Texas. It was in force for 16 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
- Jun 19, 2024, 11:02 PM CDT (04:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2024, 11:18 PM CDT
- In force
- 16 min
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Willacy County, TX
The radar
The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:05 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 7:25 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 12 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 63 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
- 1714 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 617 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 6.4
The text
As transmitted.
495
WFUS54 KBRO 200402
TORBRO
TXC489-200430-
/O.NEW.KBRO.TO.W.0002.240620T0402Z-240620T0430Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
1102 PM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024
The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Willacy County in Deep South Texas...
* Until 1130 PM CDT.
* At 1102 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Arroyo City, moving west at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
San Perlita, San Perlita High School, Willamar, and Porfirio
around 1105 PM CDT.
Raymondville, Lyford, Reber Memorial Library, Raymondville Golf
Course, Lyford High School, Lyford Elementary School, Lyford City
Hall, Raymondville Fire Station, Raymondville Police Department,
and Raymondville High School around 1115 PM CDT.
Yturria around 1120 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Los
Coyotes and Los Angeles Subdivision.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 2646 9740 2634 9744 2640 9783 2659 9778
TIME...MOT...LOC 0402Z 105DEG 47KT 2641 9747
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
60-BE2 follow-up statements
404
WWUS54 KBRO 200410
SVSBRO
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
1110 PM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024
TXC489-200430-
/O.CON.KBRO.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-240620T0430Z/
Willacy TX-
1110 PM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
WILLACY COUNTY...
At 1109 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Willamar, or 11 miles northwest of Arroyo City,
moving west at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Raymondville, Lyford, San Perlita, Reber Memorial Library, San
Perlita High School, Raymondville Golf Course, Lyford High School,
Lyford Elementary School, Lyford City Hall, and Raymondville Fire
Station around 1115 PM CDT.
Yturria around 1120 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Los
Coyotes and Los Angeles Subdivision.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 2649 9750 2637 9755 2640 9783 2659 9778
TIME...MOT...LOC 0409Z 106DEG 44KT 2643 9759
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
60-BE914 WWUS54 KBRO 200418 SVSBRO Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1118 PM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024 TXC489-200428- /O.CAN.KBRO.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-240620T0430Z/ Willacy TX- 1118 PM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL WILLACY COUNTY IS CANCELLED... The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT for Deep South Texas. && LAT...LON 2649 9750 2637 9755 2640 9783 2659 9778 TIME...MOT...LOC 0416Z 105DEG 47KT 2646 9772 $$ 60-BE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 8:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BRO | Hidalgo | 35 min |
| Jun 19, 9:12 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 18 min | |
| Jun 20, 3:37 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | BRO | Cameron, Kenedy, Willacy | 8 hr |
| Jun 20, 4:06 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 39 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.