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Flash Flood Warning 17, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this flash flood warning at Mar 28, 2025, 2:59 AM CDT for Cameron County, Hidalgo County, Texas. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2025, 2:59 AM CDT (07:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2025, 9:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Cameron County, TX, Hidalgo County, TX
The radar
The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:59 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 nearest sounding before it
Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 59 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
- 1408 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 670 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 268 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 380 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.8
- Supercell composite
- 13.1
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Brownsville, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Mar 28, 2:23 AM CDT, 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 2:23 AM CDT, 36 minutes before
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Local storm report, Mar 27, 9:40 PM CDT, 5 hours 19 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
940 PM CDT Thu Mar 27 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0615 PM Flash Flood Mcallen 26.22N 98.24W
03/27/2025 Hidalgo TX Emergency Mngr
More than two dozen roads closed city-wide
and up to forty homes with unknown water
depth inside. Time was the report time from
a press release and flooding likely began
closer to 4 PM.
0800 PM Flash Flood Mercedes 26.15N 97.92W
03/27/2025 Hidalgo TX Emergency Mngr
Water rescues were underway in the City of
Mercedes, according to the EMC of the County
and City. Water depth unknown. Report time
is for the rescues but not the start of the
flooding.
0800 PM Flash Flood 3 W Harlingen 26.20N 97.73W
03/27/2025 Cameron TX Emergency Mngr
Unknown number of homes with some water
incursion in west Harlingen and frontage
road closed due to high water at Stuart
Place. Valley international airport recorded
more than 5 inches in about 90 minutes.
0800 PM Flash Flood La Feria 26.16N 97.82W
03/27/2025 Cameron TX Emergency Mngr
Swift water rescues underway in the city.
Water depth unknown but rainfall rates of
2.5 inches per hour for two hours had likely
occurred.
0845 PM Flash Flood Sebastian 26.34N 97.80W
03/27/2025 Willacy TX Emergency Mngr
EM of Hidalgo County relayed report of water
rescues in Sebastian (Willacy County).
&&Special weather statement, Mar 27, 11:10 PM CDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
1110 PM CDT Thu Mar 27 2025
TXZ249-250-280500-
Brooks TX-Jim Hogg TX-
1110 PM CDT Thu Mar 27 2025
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EASTERN JIM HOGG AND WESTERN
BROOKS COUNTIES THROUGH MIDNIGHT CDT...
At 1109 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 9 miles southeast of Hebbronville High School
to 9 miles north of Agua Nueva to near Viboras. Movement was east at
35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
San Rafael Ranch Airport, Puesta Del Sol Airport, and Agua Nueva.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 2732 9852 2727 9852 2726 9820 2702 9830
2679 9841 2679 9890 2732 9861
TIME...MOT...LOC 0409Z 271DEG 30KT 2726 9854 2703 9866 2676 9878
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
60-BESpecial weather statement, Mar 27, 11:48 PM CDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
1148 PM CDT Thu Mar 27 2025
TXZ249>251-280530-
Brooks TX-Jim Hogg TX-Inland Kenedy TX-
1148 PM CDT Thu Mar 27 2025
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN KENEDY...
SOUTHEASTERN JIM HOGG AND BROOKS COUNTIES THROUGH 1230 AM CDT...
At 1146 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles west of La Colonia Park to 12 miles
northwest of Encino to near San Rafael Ranch Airport. Movement was
east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
La Colonia Park, Cantu Addition, Airport Road Addition, Encino,
Rachal, Flowella, Falfurrias Junior High School, Pleasant Park,
Brooks County Airport, and El Coyote Ranch Airport.
This includes US Highway 281 between mile markers 710 and 742.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 2726 9799 2721 9798 2724 9792 2724 9787
2678 9799 2678 9856 2726 9827
TIME...MOT...LOC 0446Z 269DEG 32KT 2725 9824 2706 9829 2683 9842
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
60-BESpecial weather statement, Mar 27, 11:57 PM CDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
1157 PM CDT Thu Mar 27 2025
TXZ252-253-353-280545-
Southern Hidalgo TX-Northern Hidalgo TX-Starr TX-
1157 PM CDT Thu Mar 27 2025
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL HIDALGO AND EASTERN STARR
COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 AM CDT...
At 1157 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near San Rafael Ranch Airport to 6 miles
southwest of Mccook to 9 miles south of Los Ebanos. Movement was east
at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Boeye Reservoir, Lake Texano, Mcallen High School, Narciso G. Cavazos
Elementary School, Doffing, La Victoria, Las Palmas Community Center,
Enrique Camarena Elementary School, Retama Park, and La Gloria.
This includes the following highways...
US Highway 83 between mile markers 832 and 850.
US Highway 281 between mile markers 744 and 762.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 2610 9829 2612 9827 2612 9830 2610 9830
2617 9834 2616 9839 2620 9844 2623 9845
2622 9848 2620 9848 2625 9856 2622 9856
2626 9859 2626 9862 2624 9866 2624 9868
2678 9856 2678 9805 2607 9825
TIME...MOT...LOC 0457Z 267DEG 30KT 2678 9842 2642 9847 2610 9858
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
60-BESpecial weather statement, Mar 28, 12:47 AM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
1247 AM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025
TXZ251-351-451-280630-
Coastal Kenedy TX-Kenedy Island TX-Inland Kenedy TX-
1247 AM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT KENEDY COUNTY THROUGH 130 AM
CDT...
At 1246 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Ricardo to Raymondville. Movement was east
at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Kenedy County Wind Farms, Norias, Armstrong, U S 77 Border Patrol
Station, Sarita, Kenedy County Sheriffs Office, and Armstrong Ranch
Airport.
This includes US Highway 77 between mile markers 710 and 744.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 2726 9773 2728 9765 2724 9763 2723 9755
2726 9742 2725 9742 2725 9737 2727 9738
2727 9736 2724 9736 2724 9729 2679 9729
2677 9798 2724 9790 2725 9782 2727 9782
2728 9779 2728 9776
TIME...MOT...LOC 0546Z 269DEG 61KT 2738 9776 2648 9776
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 7:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Hidalgo | 38 min |
| Mar 27, 7:14 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 61 min | |
| Mar 27, 7:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Cameron | 2 hr |
| Mar 27, 7:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Cameron | 43 min |
| Mar 27, 7:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Willacy | 5 hr |
| Mar 27, 7:40 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 35 min | |
| Mar 27, 7:50 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 25 min | |
| Mar 27, 8:08 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 37 min | |
| Mar 27, 8:15 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 30 min | |
| Mar 27, 8:40 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 35 min | |
| Mar 27, 8:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Cameron | 6 hr |
| Mar 27, 8:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Cameron | 41 min |
| Mar 27, 8:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Cameron, Willacy | 48 min |
| Mar 27, 9:08 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 52 min | |
| Mar 27, 9:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Hidalgo | 6 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Cameron | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Cameron | 52 min |
| Mar 27, 9:40 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 50 min | |
| Mar 27, 9:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Cameron | 5 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Hidalgo | 4 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:55 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 50 min | |
| Mar 27, 10:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Brooks, Hidalgo, Kenedy | 4 hr |
| Mar 27, 10:07 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 53 min | |
| Mar 27, 10:24 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 33 min | |
| Mar 27, 10:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Cameron | 12 min |
| Mar 27, 10:37 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 53 min | |
| Mar 27, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Jim Hogg | 29 min |
| Mar 27, 10:55 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 50 min | |
| Mar 27, 11:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Jim Hogg | 50 min |
| Mar 27, 11:39 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 29 min | |
| Mar 27, 11:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Brooks | 42 min |
| Mar 27, 11:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Hidalgo | 48 min |
| Mar 28, 12:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Hidalgo | 40 min |
| Mar 28, 12:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Cameron, Willacy | 9 hr |
| Mar 28, 12:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Brooks, Hidalgo, Starr | 58 min |
| Mar 28, 12:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy | 42 min |
| Mar 28, 12:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Cameron, Hidalgo, Kenedy, Willacy | 38 min |
| Mar 28, 12:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Kenedy | 43 min |
| Mar 28, 12:52 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 23 min | |
| Mar 28, 1:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Cameron, Kenedy, Willacy | 58 min |
| Mar 28, 1:17 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 43 min | |
| Mar 28, 1:27 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 63 min | |
| Mar 28, 1:52 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 53 min | |
| Mar 28, 1:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Cameron | 36 min |
| Mar 28, 2:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BRO | Cameron | 15 min |
| Mar 28, 2:10 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 35 min | |
| Mar 28, 2:36 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 54 min | |
| Mar 28, 3:07 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 53 min | |
| Mar 28, 3:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Hidalgo | 47 min |
| Mar 28, 4:21 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 24 min | |
| Mar 28, 4:38 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 52 min | |
| Mar 28, 5:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Cameron | 24 min |
| Mar 28, 6:25 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 50 min | |
| Mar 28, 9:24 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BRO | Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy | 8 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:05 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | BRO | Cameron | 46 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:05 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | BRO | Cameron | 46 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Cameron | 42 min |
| Mar 28, 6:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BRO | Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy | 43 hr |
| Mar 28, 6:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Kenedy | 42 min |
| Mar 28, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Kenedy | 49 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.