4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Brownsville, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 19, 7:55 PM CST, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.
DEEP SOUTH TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 855 PM CDT THU SEP 19 2002 BROWNSVILLE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD THE DEEP SOUTH TEXAS COASTLINE. THIS IS IN ASSOCIATION WITH A COLD FRONT EVEN THOUGH THE COOLER AIR AND THE LOWER DEW POINTS ARE FARTHER NORTH. ONCE THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES THROUGH THE AREA EXPECT THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DECREASE LATER TONIGHT. WILL UPDATE THE FORECAST SLIGHTLY TO DECREASE SHOWERS SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. OTHER THEN THAT PREVIOUS FORECAST LOOKS GOOD. NO OTHER UPDATES EXPECTED TONIGHT. MARINE...BOY020 SHOWED A SOUTHEAST WIND AT 16 KNOTS WITH 5 FOOT SEAS. WILL KEEP THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY AT THIS TIME WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE LATER TONIGHT. .UPDATED NUMBERS... BRO EU 075/086 067/088 067 50/20/00/00/00 HRL EU 074/087 066/089 066 50/20/00/00/00 MFE BU 075/090 067/091 067 50/20/00/00/00 RGC BU 073/091 065/092 065 50/20/00/00/00 SPI EU 078/085 074/086 072 50/20/00/00/00 SYNOPTIC-AVIATION-MARINE...65 MESO...ABBOTT INTERNET ADDRESS...WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/BRO .BRO...SCA FOR TONIGHT GMZ150-155-170-175.
The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 66 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:59 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong thunderstorm winds downed trees and damaged power lines, resulting in loss of power to residents.
Strong thunderstorm winds downed trees and damaged power lines, resulting in loss of power to residents.
Strong thunderstorm winds downed trees and damaged power lines, resulting in loss of power to residents.
Several power poles were downed by strong thunderstorm winds, resulting in loss of power for residents in San Benito.
Intense thunderstorms produced flash flooding of homes and city streets in Raymondville. Portions of Highway 186 near Raymondville were also closed due to floodwaters.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, September 2002
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: 5319776, 5319825, 5319826, 5319827, 5319775.