Drought stress on ranchlands in Starr, Jim Hogg and Zapata County was maintained through December with little rainfall and mild days with moderate to low relative humidity. Severe (D2) Drought areal coverage remained intact, with a slight expansion of Severe (D2) Drought through north-central Starr County.
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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.
The episode as NWS BRO wrote it up.
Drought stress on ranchlands in Starr, Jim Hogg and Zapata County was maintained through December with little rainfall and mild days with moderate to low relative humidity. Severe (D2) Drought areal coverage remained intact, with a slight expansion of Severe (D2) Drought through north-central Starr County.
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 Nov 30, 11:31 PM CST, 29 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1131 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019 .DISCUSSION...Updated for latest aviation discussion below. && .AVIATION...MVFR to IFR ceilings expected across the RGV over the next few hours with patchy fog developing shortly after midnight and areas of fog expected near daybreak as a cold front arrives. Dense fog and brief LIFR conditions are possible near the frontal passage with light and variable winds. Behind the front, moderate to strong northerly winds arrive by mid morning, lifting away any fog. VFR ceilings return by Sunday afternoon. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 529 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019/ DISCUSSION...Updated for latest aviation discussion below. AVIATION...VFR conditions continue into tonight as moderate to strong southerly winds decrease out ahead of an approaching cold front. Confidence is increasing in areas of fog developing across the RGV after midnight tonight until near daybreak, as light and variable winds combine with increasing low level moisture. At this time, models favor BRO and HRL over MFE, and any dense fog may be limited to under 2 hours near the frontal passage, especially near BRO. MVFR to IFR and possibly brief LIFR conditions are expected prior to the arrival of the front. Winds behind the front shift northerly and increase, lifting any remaining fog fairly quickly into the mid morning, and returning VFR CIGs by Sunday afternoon. PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 240 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019/ SHORT TERM (Now through Sunday night): Warm afternoon temperatures and mostly sunny skies prevail across Deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley this afternoon. Windy conditions continue across the extreme southeastern portion of the CWA with surface observations reporting sustained winds in excess of 25 knots and gusts to 30 or even 40 knots. The current Wind Advisory is in effect until 4 PM for southern Hidalgo, Cameron and Willacy Counties. Winds are expected to relent late this afternoon and evening before the approaching cold front. A cold front currently draped across Central Texas is making its way south and is expected to pass through the CWA late tonight/early tomorrow morning. With only a thin moist layer near the surface under a deep dry layer, shower activity will be limited with this frontal passage, confining the slight chance PoPs to the coastal areas and over the lower south Texas coastal waters tonight and tomorrow morning. As the wind speeds become light before the front, models are hinting at some patchy fog late tonight and early tomorrow morning. Behind the front, cold air advection will give us a break from the heat and allow temperatures to be near normal throughout the rest of the short term. Dry air and high pressure will cause rain chances to diminish tomorrow behind the front through the rest of the period. LONG TERM (Monday through Saturday): Few changes were made to the inherited forecast. Models were in fair to good agreement leading to good forecast confidence. Near normal temperatures will prevail on Monday, with a warming trend through Thursday. As overhead high pressure shifts east, northeast winds will shift to southeast on Tuesday. This will lead to overnight streamer showers Tuesday night into Wednesday and Wednesday night into Thursday. A quickly moving short wave trough will move from over southern California to over Oklahoma Wednesday through Thursday, with a weak surface front scooting across north Texas on Thursday. As the upper trough continues to move east on Thursday, cP air from Canada will plunge south on the backside, and ahead of a eastward translating mid level ridge over the Rockies. This will set up a cold front moving through the CWA Thursday night and out across the lower Texas coast Friday morning. A line of showers and embedded thunderstorms will sweep across the waters, catching the coastal areas in its scope, but activity should be pretty much over by Friday afternoon, with a new high pressure air mass settling over the area under mid level ridging aloft. High temperatures next Saturday should be back down to near normal values in the lower to mid 70s. MARINE: Now through Sunday night: Wave heights of 5.9 feet and winds of 19 knots gusting to 25 knots were reported at Buoy020 at 1:40 PM. Small Craft Advisories are in effect until 4 PM this afternoon across the bay and Gulf waters out to 60 nm. Winds and seas are expected to decrease tonight before the approaching cold front expected early Sunday morning. SCA conditions will be possible again tomorrow morning behind the cold front as the northerly flow increases. Monday through Thursday night: Lingering moderate to breezy north to northeast winds and elevated seas on the Gulf in the wake of a cold front may require an initial small craft advisory early Monday. However, marine conditions will improve through Monday night as winds and seas diminish. Light to moderate southeast to south winds and low to moderate seas will prevail Tuesday through Thursday night as broad high pressure resides over the Gulf and no strong synoptic scale inland storms are forecast to significantly influence the pressure gradient. && .BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...None. && This product is also available on the web at: HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RGV
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Brownsville TX 410 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019 TXZ248>257-351-353-012215- Zapata-Jim Hogg-Brooks-Inland Kenedy-Starr-Southern Hidalgo- Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron- Coastal Kenedy-Northern Hidalgo- 410 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Deep South Texas. .DAY ONE...Tonight There is a moderate risk of rip currents at the beaches of South Padre Island and at Boca Chica Beach. Areas of fog, some possibly dense, may develop after midnight tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday An elevated risk of rip currents is possible at the local beaches Sunday and Monday and again Thursday and Friday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-012215- 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- 410 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of The Gulf of Mexico and The Laguna Madre. .DAY ONE...Tonight A Small Craft Advisory is in effect the lower Texas bay and Gulf Waters until 7 PM CST this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Small Craft Advisories are possible for portions or all of the lower Texas coastal waters Sunday and again on Friday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe (D2) Drought conditions prevailed across the western third of Jim Hogg County through the end of December.
Severe (D2) Drought conditions prevailed across the north-central third of Starr County through the end of December.
Severe (D2) Drought conditions prevailed across the majority of Zapata County through the end of December.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 869956, 869957, 869958.