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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Brownsville, TX

June 19, 2024Willacy County, Texas

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.

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 watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 19, 7:25 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC12 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brownsville Intl, TX at 00:00Z on 2024-06-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1714 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2024-06-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 142 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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

$$

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2 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-BE
914 
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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 8:55 PM CDTTornado WarningBROHidalgo35 min
Jun 19, 9:12 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO18 min
Jun 20, 3:37 AM CDTWind AdvisoryBROCameron, Kenedy, Willacy8 hr
Jun 20, 4:06 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBRO39 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.