Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, April 23, 2001

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, April 23, 2001
Start: 2001-04-23T21:30
End: 2001-04-23T23:20
Location: Texas

April 23, 2001 · NWS BRO · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Apr 23, 8:35 PM CST, 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 8:35 PM CST, 55 minutes before

DEEP SOUTH TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
935 PM CDT MON APR 23 2001

SHORT TERM...KBRO RADAR SHOWS A BKN LINE OF CONV FORMING UP ALONG
AND TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHWEST FROM
LA ROUGHLY PARRALELING THE TX COASTLINE.  THIS LINE HAS FORMED OVER
JIM HOGG...NE STARR AND W HIDALGO COUNTIES WITH THE LINE MOVING
LITTLE WITH CELLULAR MOVEMENT TO THE N-NW AT 5 TO 10 MPH.  THE
STRONGEST CELL IS NOW LOCATED OVER NW HIDALGO COUNTY.  MSAS LIS
SHOWS THE MOST UNSTABLE AIR (AROUND -8) ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS WITH
MORE STABLE LIS (NEAR -4) OVER ZAPATA COUNTY.  WITH THE LOSS OF THE
AFTERNOON HEATING...AND THE LACK OF A GOOD UPPER LEVEL WIND
ENVIRONMENT...IT APPEARS THAT THE MAIN THREAT HAS SHIFTED AWAY FROM
SVR WX TOWARDS A POSSIBLE HVY RAIN EVENT DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF
THE CELLS.  HOWEVER...THE WIDELY SCT TO SCT NATURE OF THE CELLS DO
NOT APPEAR TO WARRENT A FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD WATCH ATTM.  IN ADDITION
FLASH FLOOD TREASHOLDS OVER THE CWA REMAIN FAIRLY HIGH DUE TO THE
DRY SOIL CONDITIONS OVER THE FORECAST AREA.

RUC AND MESO-ETA DATA SHOW GOOD 5H PVA PERSISTING OVER THE CWA WITH
THE BEST PVA EVIDENT FROM 06-12Z TUES MORNING AS THE SURFACE FRONT
PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION.  THIS WILL MAINTAIN THE BEST CONV CHCS
MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

OVERALL...CURRENT FORECAST WORDING LOOKS GOOD WITH NO CHANGES
REQUIRED ATTM.

MARINE...BOY020 REPORTS SWELLS OF 6 TO 7 FT WITH SE WINDS FROM 10 TO
15 KTS.  MTRPIL CHECKS IN WITH A SE WIND FROM 10 TO 15 KTS.  THIS IS
REFLECTED WELL IN THE CURRENT CWF AND WILL MAINTAIN THIS WORDING
ATTM.

SYNOPTIC/MARINE/AVIATION...60/MESO...WATKINS

INTERNET ADDRESS...WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/BRO

.BRO...NONE.

@RUKWBCe&KDENFXUS64 KBRO 240237
AFDBRO
DEEP SOUTH TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
935 PM CDT MON APR 23 2001

SHORT TERM...KBRO RADAR SHOWS A BKN LINE OF CONV FORMING UP ALONG
AND TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHWEST FROM
LA ROUGHLY PARRALELING THE TX COASTLINE.  THIS LINE HAS FORMED OVER
JIM HOGG...NE STARR AND W HIDALGO COUNTIES WITH THE LINE MOVING
LITTLE WITH CELLULAR MOVEMENT TO THE N-NW AT 5 TO 10 MPH.  THE
STRONGEST CELL IS NOW LOCATED OVER NW HIDALGO COUNTY.  MSAS LIS
SHOWS THE MOST UNSTABLE AIR (AROUND -8) ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS WITH
MORE STABLE LIS (NEAR -4) OVER ZAPATA COUNTY.  WITH THE LOSS OF THE
AFTERNOON HEATING...AND THE LACK OF A GOOD UPPER LEVEL WIND
ENVIRONMENT...IT APPEARS THAT THE MAIN THREAT HAS SHIFTED AWAY FROM
SVR WX TOWARDS A POSSIBLE HVY RAIN EVENT DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF
THE CELLS.  HOWEVER...THE WIDELY SCT TO SCT NATURE OF THE CELLS DO
NOT APPEAR TO WARRENT A FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD WATCH ATTM.  IN ADDITION
FLASH FLOOD TREASHOLDS OVER THE CWA REMAIN FAIRLY HIGH DUE TO THE
DRY SOIL CONDITIONS OVER THE FORECAST AREA.

RUC AND MESO-ETA DATA SHOW GOOD 5H PVA PERSISTING OVER THE CWA WITH
THE BEST PVA EVIDENT FROM 06-12Z TUES MORNING AS THE SURFACE FRONT
PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION.  THIS WILL MAINTAIN THE BEST CONV CHCS
MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

OVERALL...CURRENT FORECAST WORDING LOOKS GOOD WITH NO CHANGES
REQUIRED ATTM.

MARINE...BOY020 REPORTS SWELLS OF 6 TO 7 FT WITH SE WINDS FROM 10 TO
15 KTS.  MTRPIL CHECKS IN WITH A SE WIND FROM 10 TO 15 KTS.  THIS IS
REFLECTED WELL IN THE CURRENT CWF AND WILL MAINTAIN THIS WORDING
ATTM.

SYNOPTIC/MARINE/AVIATION...60/MESO...WATKINS

INTERNET ADDRESS...WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/BRO

.BRO...NONE.

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 120 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:28 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Brooks

When: April 23, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Brooks County, 3 mi W of Rachal
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 26.883, -98.183

Thunderstorm winds knocked down power lines.

Hail, Hidalgo

When: April 23, 11:20 PM CST
Where: Hidalgo County, Edcouch
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 26.300, -97.967

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, April 2001

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5241812, 5241813.