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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS Brownsville, TX

June 12, 2025Hidalgo County, Texas

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2025, 6:16 PM CDT for Hidalgo County, Texas. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 12, 2025, 6:16 PM CDT (23:16 UTC)
Expired: Jun 12, 2025, 6:45 PM CDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Brownsville, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

County Hidalgo County, TX

The radar

The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Corpus Christi, TX (KNGP), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 170 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2602 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 698 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 89 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 207 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 3.9

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 12, 12:50 PM CDT, 5 hours 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 12:50 PM CDT, 5 hours 26 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
1250 PM CDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, AVIATION, MARINE...

.SHORT TERM...
(Tonight through Friday night)
Issued at 1244 PM CDT Thu Jun 12 2025

An upper level trough will continue to move through the Southern
Plains during the duration of the short term forecast period. This
trough is expected to bring instability that could foster the
development of showers and thunderstorms. However, the chances of
rain should come to the end by the early part of tonight. Even then,
the chances of rain are low (less than 30%) for Deep South Texas and
the Rio Grande Valley.

After this afternoon, rain-free conditions are expected to persist
through the rest of the period. Allowing for temperatures to rise
again. As such, the high temperatures for the short term forecast
period are expected to be in the range of upper 90s to the lower
triple digits. The low temperatures are expected to be mostly in the
70s with some places reaching into the lower 80s. While mostly
posing a Heat Risk of mostly Moderate to Major, there are a couple
of places that could see Extreme as well. There could be a few areas
tomorrow that could need a Heat Advisory. However, the confidence is
not high enough at this time to issue one based on the timing at
this point.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Saturday through next Thursday)
Issued at 1244 PM CDT Thu Jun 12 2025

Southeasterly flow is expected to persist over Deep South Texas and
the Rio Grande Valley allowing for the low-level moisture flow to
continue through the long term forecast period. With a mid-level
ridge in place for the early part of the long term forecast period,
rain chances are going to be rather low. However, the ridge is
expected to weaken a bit allowing for rain chances to develop mostly
along the coast with the afternoon seabreeze. Even then the rain
chances are low to medium (30-40%). These chances of rain are
expected to remain for the rest of the period.

Temperatures for the long term forecast period feature highs in the
range of the upper 90s to lower triple digits with low temperatures
mostly in the 70s. However a few places could get into the lower
80s. The Heat Risk for Saturday is mostly in the Major, with some
areas in the Moderate risk and even fewer locations in the Extreme
risk. From Sunday onward, the Heat Risk does trend downward through
the long term forecast period. The heat indices also generally
decrease through the period as well, but they do start close to Heat
Advisory levels.

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1244 PM CDT Thu Jun 12 2025

Mostly VFR conditions are expected for the TAF cycle at all TAF
sites. Southeasterly winds are expected to persist through the
period as well, with gusty periods possible. These gusty periods
are likely to occur through the rest of the afternoon with winds
gusting up to 25 knots possible. MVFR ceilings could return
tonight as low-level clouds are expected to move over the region.

&&

.MARINE...
Issued at 1244 PM CDT Thu Jun 12 2025

Generally light to moderate southeasterly winds and low to
moderate seas will allow generally favorable conditions to continue
through the period. Rain chances remain very low (less than 10%)
through the weekend, however rain chances do increase back up to low
to medium (around 30 to 40%) around the start of the work week next
week.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BROWNSVILLE             82  95  81  95 /  10  10  10  10
HARLINGEN               79  97  79  97 /   0  10   0  10
MCALLEN                 81 101  81 101 /  10  10   0  10
RIO GRANDE CITY         79 100  79 100 /  10   0   0   0
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND      82  89  82  88 /  10  10  10  10
BAYVIEW/PORT ISABEL     80  93  80  93 /  10  10  10  10

&&

.BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...None.
GM...None.
&&

SHORT TERM...64-Katz
LONG TERM....64-Katz
AVIATION...64-Katz

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 12, 3:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 12, 5:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
500 PM CDT Thu Jun 12 2025

TXZ251-351-451-122230-
Coastal Kenedy TX-Kenedy Island TX-Inland Kenedy TX-
500 PM CDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL KENEDY COUNTY THROUGH 530
PM CDT...

At 500 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 12 miles southeast of Port Aransas to 11 miles
southeast of Malaquite Beach to near Kenedy County Wind Farms.
Movement was east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Armstrong, Sarita, Kenedy County Wind Farms, Norias, U S 77 Border
Patrol Station, Kenedy County Sheriffs Office, and Armstrong Ranch
Airport.

This includes US Highway 77 between mile markers 712 and 744.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 2726 9773 2728 9765 2724 9763 2723 9753
      2726 9745 2726 9742 2725 9742 2725 9737
      2727 9738 2728 9735 2685 9734 2674 9783
      2724 9792 2725 9785 2724 9784 2725 9782
      2727 9781 2728 9776
TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 290DEG 21KT 2768 9695 2729 9721 2701 9762

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Hallman

Special weather statement, Jun 12, 5:20 PM CDT, 56 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
520 PM CDT Thu Jun 12 2025

TXZ250-251-122245-
Brooks TX-Inland Kenedy TX-
520 PM CDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL KENEDY AND
SOUTHEASTERN BROOKS COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM CDT...

At 520 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Rachal, moving north at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Rachal and Encino.

This includes US Highway 281 between mile markers 730 and 742.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 2711 9791 2691 9787 2676 9793 2676 9798
      2678 9799 2678 9820 2716 9807
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 198DEG 19KT 2687 9803

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Hallman

Special weather statement, Jun 12, 5:26 PM CDT, 50 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
526 PM CDT Thu Jun 12 2025

TXZ250-353-122245-
Brooks TX-Northern Hidalgo TX-
526 PM CDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL HIDALGO AND SOUTH
CENTRAL BROOKS COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM CDT...

At 526 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Puerto Rico, or 13 miles northwest of San Manuel,
moving north at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Rachal, El Coyote Ranch Airport, and Puerto Rico.

This includes US Highway 281 between mile markers 732 and 736.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 2654 9817 2659 9840 2681 9831 2694 9830
      2693 9812
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 189DEG 15KT 2670 9829

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Hallman

Special weather statement, Jun 12, 5:51 PM CDT, 25 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
551 PM CDT Thu Jun 12 2025

TXZ250>253-353-122345-
Southern Hidalgo TX-Brooks TX-Northern Hidalgo TX-Starr TX-
Inland Kenedy TX-
551 PM CDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN KENEDY...CENTRAL
HIDALGO...EASTERN STARR AND EASTERN BROOKS COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM
CDT...

At 551 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles northeast of La
Reforma to near La Joya City Hall. Movement was northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Palmview, Penitas, Sullivan City, La Joya, Palmhurst, Encino,
Garciasville, Linn, Los Ebanos, and Rachal.

This includes the following highways...
 US Highway 83 between mile markers 828 and 850.
 US Highway 77 between mile markers 738 and 744.
 US Highway 281 between mile markers 716 and 764.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 2683 9771 2661 9793 2661 9796 2658 9796
      2616 9838 2623 9845 2622 9848 2620 9848
      2625 9856 2622 9856 2626 9859 2624 9867
      2626 9868 2627 9872 2629 9871 2631 9875
      2631 9874 2632 9875 2678 9842 2718 9819
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 207DEG 15KT 2673 9827 2623 9851

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

60-BE

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 12, 3:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BRO	Kenedy	46 min
Jun 12, 4:05 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	BRO		55 min
Jun 12, 4:57 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	BRO		93 min
Jun 12, 5:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BRO	Kenedy	30 min
Jun 12, 5:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BRO	Brooks	25 min
Jun 12, 5:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BRO	Brooks	19 min
Jun 12, 5:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BRO	Brooks, Kenedy	24 min
Jun 12, 5:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BRO	Brooks, Hidalgo	54 min
Jun 12, 6:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BRO	Hidalgo, Starr	37 min
Jun 12, 6:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BRO	Hidalgo	36 min
Jun 12, 6:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BRO	Hidalgo	35 min
Jun 12, 6:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BRO	Starr	44 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.