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Special Weather Statement, NWS Brownsville, TX

May 21, 2026Starr County, Texas

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this special weather statement at May 21, 2026, 2:08 AM CDT for Starr County, Texas. It was in force for 37 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
May 21, 2026, 2:08 AM CDT (07:08 UTC)
Expired
May 21, 2026, 2:45 AM CDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Brownsville, TX
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
40

County Starr County, TX

The radar

The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 171 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 174 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 2026-05-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1527 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brownsville Intl, TX at 00:00Z on 2026-05-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 22 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
1527 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-69 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1086 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.1

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The text

As transmitted.

484 
WWUS84 KBRO 210708
SPSBRO

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
208 AM CDT Thu May 21 2026
 
TXZ252-210745-
Starr TX-
208 AM CDT Thu May 21 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL STARR COUNTY THROUGH
245 AM CDT...

At 208 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Salineno, or 11 miles west of Roma, moving east at
35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel 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...
Roma, Escobares, La Rosita, Roma Creek, Fronton, Roma High School,
Salineno, Garceno, Falcon Dam, and Roma City Hall.

This includes US Highway 83 between mile markers 794 and 812.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 2657 9917 2661 9893 2639 9892 2639 9893
      2637 9893 2637 9894 2638 9895 2639 9895
      2640 9896 2639 9901 2641 9903 2641 9904
      2640 9907 2640 9908 2643 9911 2648 9909
      2652 9913 2654 9917
TIME...MOT...LOC 0708Z 269DEG 29KT 2645 9918 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

Caceres

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 20, 8:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROStarr40 min
May 20, 9:02 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROStarr69 min
May 20, 10:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROJim Hogg41 min
May 20, 11:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROJim Hogg43 min
May 21, 2:15 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROZapata60 min
May 21, 2:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROZapata25 min
May 21, 2:43 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROStarr, Zapata2 hr
May 21, 2:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROStarr42 min
May 21, 2:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROJim Hogg38 min
May 21, 3:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROStarr39 min
May 21, 3:19 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROJim Hogg, Zapata116 min
May 21, 3:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROHidalgo, Starr49 min
May 21, 3:36 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROHidalgo, Jim Hogg, Starr114 min
May 21, 3:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROHidalgo, Starr48 min
May 21, 3:55 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROBrooks, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Starr2 hr
May 21, 4:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROCameron, Hidalgo, Kenedy, Willacy54 min
May 21, 4:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROBrooks, Kenedy51 min
May 21, 5:05 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO115 min
May 21, 5:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROCameron, Kenedy, Willacy46 min
May 21, 6:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROStarr51 min
May 21, 6:58 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO62 min
May 21, 8:09 AM CDTFlood WatchBROBrooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more62 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.