Alert archive / Texas / Zapata County
Weather alerts in Zapata County, Texas, 2025
103 weather alerts in 2025, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Zapata County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 103
- Warnings
- 37
- Watches
- 17
- Advisories
- 21
- Busiest month
- May37 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 7, 202516 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Zapata County, 2025
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 23 | 2 | 91% | 1 | 100% | 10 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2025
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Brownsville, TX: tornado warnings | 6 | 1 | 83% | 2 | 50% | 5 min |
| NWS Brownsville, TX: severe thunderstorm warnings | 94 | 15 | 84% | 54 | 85% | 22 min |
| NWS Brownsville, TX: flash flood warnings | 20 | 6 | 70% | 16 | 81% | 109 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 1:36 PM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | BRO | 19 hr |
| Jan 9, 1:05 PM CST | Freeze Watch | BRO | 23 hr |
| Jan 19, 2:53 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | BRO | 10 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:28 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | BRO | 30 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:28 AM CST | Freeze Warning | BRO | 30 hr |
| Jan 19, 12:29 PM CST | Freeze Watch | BRO | 14 hr |
| Jan 19, 12:36 PM CST | Extreme Cold Watch | BRO | 16 hr |
| Jan 19, 12:54 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | BRO | 45 hr |
| Jan 20, 2:50 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | BRO | 54 hr |
| Jan 20, 2:50 AM CST | Freeze Watch | BRO | 25 hr |
| Jan 20, 2:50 AM CST | Freeze Warning | BRO | 31 hr |
| Jan 20, 4:51 AM CST | Extreme Cold Warning | BRO | 28 hr |
| Jan 20, 1:36 PM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | BRO | 13 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:49 AM CST | Freeze Warning | BRO | 30 hr |
| Feb 18, 1:44 AM CST | Freeze Watch | BRO | 25 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:32 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | BRO | 30 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:32 AM CST | Freeze Warning | BRO | 30 hr |
| Feb 20, 1:49 PM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | BRO | 28 hr |
| Feb 20, 1:49 PM CST | Freeze Warning | BRO | 18 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:00 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | BRO | 21 hr |
| Feb 28, 1:51 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BRO | 20 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:28 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | BRO | 10 hr |
| Mar 3, 12:55 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | BRO | 32 hr |
| Mar 7, 2:50 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | BRO | 11 hr |
| Mar 7, 1:24 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | BRO | 31 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:01 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | BRO | 21 hr |
| Mar 14, 12:06 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BRO | 31 hr |
| Mar 17, 4:06 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | BRO | 10 hr |
| Mar 18, 1:50 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BRO | 30 hr |
| Mar 26, 1:07 AM CDT | Flood Watch | BRO | 59 hr |
| Mar 26, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | 51 min |
| Mar 26, 11:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | 25 min |
| Mar 27, 2:06 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | 114 min |
| Mar 27, 7:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | 59 min |
| Mar 27, 8:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | 46 min |
| Mar 27, 10:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | 45 min |
| May 2, 10:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| May 2, 11:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | 43 min |
| May 3, 12:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | 42 min |
| May 3, 12:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | 50 min |
| May 6, 7:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| May 6, 8:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| May 6, 8:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | 20 min |
| May 6, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | 9 min |
| May 6, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | 16 min |
| May 6, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | 52 min |
| May 6, 11:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 7, 1:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | 41 min |
| May 7, 1:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 7, 2:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | 47 min |
| May 7, 2:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | 39 min |
| May 7, 2:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | 41 min |
| May 7, 2:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | 47 min |
| May 7, 3:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | 50 min |
| May 7, 3:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | 48 min |
| May 7, 3:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | 18 min |
| May 8, 2:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 8, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 8, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | 50 min |
| May 8, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | 50 min |
| May 8, 3:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | 31 min |
| May 8, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | 51 min |
| May 8, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | 46 min |
| May 8, 5:25 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| May 8, 8:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | 34 min |
| May 8, 9:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| May 21, 5:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 21, 6:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | 24 min |
| May 28, 12:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 28, 3:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | 67 min |
| May 28, 3:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | 55 min |
| May 28, 4:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | 59 min |
| May 28, 5:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | 56 min |
| Jun 11, 2:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | 16 min |
| Jun 11, 3:13 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | 2 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | 2 hr |
| Jun 24, 5:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | 48 min |
| Jul 10, 6:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | 119 min |
| Aug 20, 7:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | 27 min |
| Aug 20, 7:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | 20 min |
| Aug 21, 5:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | 44 min |
| Aug 23, 6:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | 41 min |
| Aug 23, 6:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | 42 min |
| Sep 2, 4:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | 51 min |
| Sep 6, 9:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | 21 min |
| Sep 6, 10:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | 117 min |
| Sep 7, 4:49 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | 119 min |
| Sep 7, 6:22 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | 3 hr |
| Oct 27, 12:33 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | BRO | 23 hr |
| Oct 28, 11:59 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BRO | 31 hr |
| Nov 7, 10:53 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | BRO | 24 hr |
| Nov 8, 11:09 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | BRO | 34 hr |
| Nov 25, 8:26 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BRO | 49 min |
| Nov 25, 8:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | 47 min |
| Nov 25, 9:20 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | CRP | 25 min |
| Nov 26, 6:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | 13 min |
| Nov 26, 7:41 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | 3 hr |
| Dec 13, 8:24 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BRO | 13 hr |
| Dec 17, 9:59 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BRO | 12 hr |
| Dec 19, 9:29 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BRO | 12 hr |
| Dec 20, 9:18 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BRO | 13 hr |
| Dec 27, 10:10 PM CST | Wind Advisory | BRO | 44 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 23 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 4 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 7 |
| Special Weather Statement | 21 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 8 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Extreme Cold Warning | 1 |
| Freeze Warning | 5 |
| Extreme Cold Watch | 1 |
| Freeze Watch | 4 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 6 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 1 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 6 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 6 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 5 |
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.