Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) drought conditions prevailed across portions of the western and central Lower Rio Grande Valley, as well as locations in Deep South Texas just north of the central Valley, through the first half of June as dry conditions and above normal temperatures continued into June.
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The episode as NWS BRO wrote it up.
Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) drought conditions prevailed across portions of the western and central Lower Rio Grande Valley, as well as locations in Deep South Texas just north of the central Valley, through the first half of June as dry conditions and above normal temperatures continued into June.
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 May 31, 7:06 PM CST, 4 hours 54 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 806 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008 .UPDATE...DO NOT SEE ANY NEED TO UPDATE THE CURRENT FORECAST WITH THE 500MB RIDGE IN CONTROL. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO DFLECT ANY TYPE OF PRECIPITATION TO OUR NORTH AND KEEP TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR WELL TO THE SOUTH. TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL WITH CLEAR NIGHTS AND PARTLY CLOUDY DAYS. WINDS WILL LIGHT OVERNIGHT AND EARLY IN THE MORNING WITH MODERATE AFTERNOON BREEZES. && .AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WITH MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AND PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE OCCURRING AT THE REGIONAL AIRPORTS. THE WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASE ON SUNDAY BECOMING MODERATE AND GUSTY DURING THE AFTERNOON. VFR CONDITIONS WITH CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL PERSIST OVER THE REGIONAL AIRPORTS DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. && .MARINE...AT 7 PM BUOY 20 REPORTED SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 14 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 16 KNOTS AND SEAS AT 3 FEET WITH A 5 SECOND PERIOD. A SURFACE AND UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE EXTENDING OVER THE MARINE AREAS WILL MAINTAIN CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WITH LOW TO MODERATE SEAS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES AND INTERACTS WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE INCREASING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. && .PREV DISCUSSION...ISSUED 152 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008...NOW THAT THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES AND FORECASTS FOR TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON...MAIN CONCERN IS THE EFFECTS ON DEEP SOUTH TEXAS IN THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS ARTHUR OR THE REMNANTS OF ARTHUR MOVE WESTWARD ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. QUESTION IS WHAT THE ORGANIZATION OF THE TROPICAL SYSTEM WILL BE ONCE IT EMERGES OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AND HOW MUCH OF THE TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM ARTHUR WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE CWA. WITH THAT SAID...WILL GO AHEAD AND MENTION A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. WITH ARTHUR EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO SOUTHERN MEXICO EARLY WEDNESDAY AND DISSIPATE...WILL LIKELY SEE AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LINGER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WILL LOWER MAX TEMPS SLIGHTLY TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AND INCREASE CLOUD COVER SLIGHTLY TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. 12Z GFS APPEARS NOT TO BE HANDLING THE TROPICAL SYSTEM OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA VERY WELL AS IT KEEPS A 700MB LOW ACROSS THE YUCATAN FOR SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE MOVING NORTHWARD INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO FRIDAY AND NORTHEAST SATURDAY. THEREFORE...WILL HOLD OFF ON MENTIONING ANY RAIN CHANCES FOR THE END OF THE PERIOD. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... BAYVIEW/PORT ISABEL 76 90 76 93 / 0 0 0 0 BROWNSVILLE 74 93 75 93 / 0 0 0 0 HARLINGEN 73 95 73 96 / 0 0 0 0 MCALLEN 75 97 76 99 / 0 0 0 0 RIO GRANDE CITY 75 98 74 102 / 0 0 0 0 SOUTH PADRE ISLAND 78 87 78 91 / 0 0 0 0 && .BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. GM...NONE. && THIS PRODUCT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BROWNSVILLE 59/63
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 502 AM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008 GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-TXZ248>257-011015- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM-ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY- INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 502 AM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THE LAGUNA MADRE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
10 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Dry conditions continued across the Rio Grande Valley the first half of June with D3 (extreme drought conditions) prevailing over the eastern half of Jim Hogg County.
Dry conditions continued across the Rio Grande Valley the first half of June with D3 (extreme drought conditions) prevailing over most of Brooks County.
Dry conditions continued across the Rio Grande Valley the first half of June with D3 (extreme drought conditions) prevailing over the northern portions of Starr County.
Dry conditions continued across the Rio Grande Valley the first half of June with D3 (extreme drought conditions) prevailing over the northwestern portions of Hidalgo County.
Dry conditions continued across the Rio Grande Valley the first half of June with D2 (severe drought conditions) prevailing over the northeastern portions of Zapata County.
Dry conditions continued across the Rio Grande Valley the first half of June with D2 (severe drought conditions) prevailing over the western portions of Jim Hogg County.
Dry conditions continued across the Rio Grande Valley the first half of June with D2 (severe drought conditions) prevailing over eastern Brooks County.
Dry conditions continued across the Rio Grande Valley the first half of June with D2 (severe drought conditions) prevailing over most of Starr County.
Dry conditions continued across the Rio Grande Valley the first half of June with D2 (severe drought conditions) prevailing over the western portions of Hidalgo County.
Dry conditions continued across the Rio Grande Valley the first half of June with D2 (severe drought conditions) prevailing over the western portions of Kenedy County.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, June 2008
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: 112241, 112242, 112243, 112244, 112245, 112246, 112247, 112248, 112249, 112250.