Strong Wind in Texas, January 29, 2013

Name: Strong Wind in Texas, January 29, 2013
Start: 2013-01-29T12:17
End: 2013-01-29T12:17
Location: Texas

January 29, 2013 · NWS BRO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $1,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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 happened

The episode as NWS BRO wrote it up.

Strong winds buffeted all of the Rio Grande Valley and Deep South Texas behind a cold front that surged through early in the morning. Strong and gusty northwest winds peaked from mid-morning through shortly after 12 noon. The highest wind gust recorded over land was 48 mph, recorded in Brownsville at 1217 pm, by the Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) at the Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport, and in Harlingen at 1052 am, by the ASOS at the Valley International Airport.

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 Jan 29, 5:36 AM CST, 6 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 5:36 AM CST, 6 hours 41 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
536 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013

.DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR LATEST AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.

&&

.AVIATION...STRONG S/SE WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY
AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. AN
AVIATION WEATHER WARNING WILL LIKELY BE ISSUE IN THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS FOR KBRO. MOST OF THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL
BE ALONG TEXAS COAST AND WEST TOWARDS MCALLEN. EXPECT WIND
ADVISORY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DAY WITH WINDS PEAKING BY
THE EARLY AFTERNOON. A FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS
SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTH/NORTHWEST LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 417 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013/

SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL CONTINUE
TO INCREASE TODAY AS A STRONG UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES SOUTH TEXAS.
THIS WILL INCREASE SE WINDS UP TO WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA IMPACTING
THE COASTAL COUNTIES THROUGH THE DAY. IN RETURN HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL BE UP TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AS WARM GULF MARITIME AIR
MASS SURGES INLAND. MOST OF THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE CWA WILL
SEE TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S AND UPPER 80S ACROSS THE LOWER VALLEY.
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN TODAY. FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS EARLY
WEDNESDAY SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NW BRINGING DRIER AIR INTO THE
CWA. THIS NW FLOW WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY AND
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. TUESDAY
NIGHT LOW TEMPS WILL DROP INTO THE THE MID AND UPPER 50S ACROSS
THE VALLEY. A BAND OF SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT BUT
MOISTURE CONTENT WILL BE VERY LIMITED. MIN RH VALUES WILL DROP
LESS THAN 15 PERCENT WITH THIS FRONT AND NW WINDS WILL REMAIN
GUSTY DURING PEAK HEATING WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL PROVIDE FAVORABLE
CONDITIONS FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY.

LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...COMPARED TO THE
SHORT TERM...THE LONG TERM PORTION OF THE FORECAST IS MUNDANE. A
NEARLY ZONAL MID-LEVEL FLOW OVERHEAD...COURTESY OF 500 MB HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING NORTH THROUGH MEXICO...COMBINED WITH SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE THAT WILL PERSIST...WILL PRODUCE DRY WEATHER WITH
SLOWLY WARMING TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND DEEP
SOUTH TEXAS THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE ONLY FLY IN THE OINTMENT WILL
BE POTENTIALLY STRONG WINDS MONDAY...HOWEVER WAY TOO EARLY TO
SPECULATE ON ANY WIND ADVISORY POSSIBILITIES AT THIS TIME.

MARINE...TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MARINE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
TO DETERIORATE THROUGH THE SHORT TERM FORECAST AS A STRONG UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES SOUTH TEXAS TODAY INTO TOMORROW. SE WINDS
WILL STRENGTHEN AND BUILD SEAS TODAY BETWEEN 8 FEET. A SCA FOR
WINDS OVER THE LAGUNA MADRE AND OVER THE GULF WATERS WILL BE IN
EFFECT THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. COLD FRONT
MOVES ACROSS THE GULF WATERS LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY SHIFTING
WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL POSSIBLY BRING
GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
BEGIN IMPROVING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BUT ARE FORECAST TO BE ABOVE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY THRESHOLDS. MUCH IMPROVED WINDS AND SEAS ARE LIKELY
THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILS.
MARINE CONDITIONS MAY DEGRADE ON MONDAY WITH STRONGER WINDS AND
HIGHER SEAS POSSIBLE.

&&

.BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR TXZ248>255.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
     FOR TXZ251-253>257.

GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR
     GMZ130-132-135.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR GMZ170-175.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR GMZ150-155.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 29, 4:40 AM CST, 7 hours 37 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
440 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013

TXZ248>257-301045-
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
440 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR HIDALGO...KENEDY...CAMERON AND
WILLACY COUNTIES FOR TODAY DUE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS. THERE
IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE
ISLAND AND AT BOCA CHICA BEACH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY AND DEEP SOUTH TEXAS BUT IMMEDIATELY COASTAL CAMERON AND WILLACY
COUNTIES FOR ENHANCED FIRE DANGER WEDNESDAY AS STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
BUILD IN BEHIND A COLD FRONT EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY.

AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

FORMAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...HOWEVER REPORTS OF
SIGNIFICANT WINDS...SUCH AS 50 TO 60 MPH WINDS...OR WIND DAMAGE
WOULD BE APPRECIATED ON TUESDAY.

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-301045-
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-
440 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THE
LAGUNA MADRE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS WILL BE IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE
LAGUNA MADRE AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS DUE TO STRONG SOUTH
WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY BEHIND A COLD FRONT EXPECTED LATE
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY WITH A FEW HOURS OF GALE FORCE GUSTS
POSSIBLE AND SEVERAL HOURS OF ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. ADDITIONAL SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES...OR GALE
WARNINGS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

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Event by event

1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, Cameron

When: January 29, 12:17 PM CST
Where: Cameron forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 26.152, -97.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong and gusty winds associated with a cold front surging through the Rio Grande Valley resulted in sign damage at a gas station at the corner of Palm Boulevard and Boca Chica. A wind gust of 48 mph, was recorded by the nearby ASOS at the Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport, at 1217 PM; the damage time is estimated from this gust, which occurred five miles east of the reported damage.

What these are

Strong Wind: Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 2013 Every state in 2013 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, January 2013

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: 430542.