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Rip Current Statement 15, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this rip current statement at Apr 5, 2026, 12:13 PM CDT for Cameron County, Kenedy County, Willacy County, Texas. It was in force for 43 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2026, 12:13 PM CDT (17:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 43 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
Counties Cameron County, TX, Kenedy County, TX, Willacy County, TX
The radar
The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 71 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
- 1536 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 545 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
168 WHUS44 KBRO 051713 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1213 PM CDT Sun Apr 5 2026 TXZ451-454-455-061130- /O.NEW.KBRO.RP.S.0015.260405T1713Z-260407T0000Z/ Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island- 1213 PM CDT Sun Apr 5 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island Counties. * WHEN...Through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Seas and swell period are steadily increasing in the wake of a cold front and building high pressure across the northwest Gulf this afternoon through Monday. Wave heights of 6 to 8 feet or higher, a swell period reaching 8 seconds, and a northeast swell direction ensures dangerous rip currents through Monday. Though weather conditions are poor Sunday afternoon and fair to poor Monday, surf temperatures in the 70s are sufficient for some to attempt venturing into the water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ 52/BSG
3 follow-up statements
659 WHUS44 KBRO 060308 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1008 PM CDT Sun Apr 5 2026 TXZ451-454-455-070000- /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-260407T0000Z/ Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island- 1008 PM CDT Sun Apr 5 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island Counties. * WHEN...Through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
917 WHUS44 KBRO 060650 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 150 AM CDT Mon Apr 6 2026 TXZ451-454-455-070000- /O.EXT.KBRO.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-260407T1200Z/ Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island- 150 AM CDT Mon Apr 6 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island Counties. * WHEN...Through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
923 WHUS44 KBRO 070008 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 708 PM CDT Mon Apr 6 2026 TXZ451-454-455-071200- /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-260407T1200Z/ Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island- 708 PM CDT Mon Apr 6 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 7:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Jim Hogg | 51 min |
| Apr 4, 8:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Hidalgo | 40 min |
| Apr 4, 8:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Hidalgo | 46 min |
| Apr 4, 9:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Hidalgo | 2 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.