Extreme (D3) Drought conditions continued to start the month across much of Zapata and northwestern Jim Hogg Counties to start the month of May. Additional areas of Severe (D2) Drought continued for northwestern Brooks County, most of Jim Hogg County, and the northwestern portion of Starr County to start the month of May.
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The episode as NWS BRO wrote it up.
Extreme (D3) Drought conditions continued to start the month across much of Zapata and northwestern Jim Hogg Counties to start the month of May. Additional areas of Severe (D2) Drought continued for northwestern Brooks County, most of Jim Hogg County, and the northwestern portion of Starr County to start the month of May. A couple rounds of rain that produced up to 8 of rain in some areas from May 23rd into May 24th virtually wiped out drought conditions by the end of the month.
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 30, 11:38 PM CST, 22 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1238 AM CDT Sun May 1 2022 .DISCUSSION...Updated for latest aviation discussion below. && .AVIATION...MVFR to VFR will once again be the rule at the aerodromes through the next 24 hours. Light winds through the next several hours will become breezy for Sunday. These breezy winds will hold through Sunday night. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 621 PM CDT Sat Apr 30 2022/ DISCUSSION...Updated for latest aviation discussion below. AVIATION...MVFR ceilings will prevail at HRL and BRO through much of the period. With this said expect some brief periods of VFR through the evening. MFE will continue to see VFR through much of the evening before ceilings lower with MVFR conditions expected. By late morning on Sunday VFR is to return to all aerodromes. Southeasterly winds will continue to decrease overnight before becoming moderate again by mid to late morning. PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 231 PM CDT Sat Apr 30 2022/ SHORT TERM (Tonight through Sunday Night): Gulf moisture continues to pool in advance of a cold front over Central Texas keeping our skies mostly cloudy. The front is not expected to move into our region with the fronts alignment parallel to the mid-upper level flow, but it could work its way into South Central Texas before retreating northward later Sunday. The presence of the front has allowed the pressure gradient to weaken with gusts today caped mostly below 25 mph. This should be somewhat reasonable for a repeat Sunday all deepening on when the front begins to retreat northward. A stronger gradient is indicated for Sunday night into Monday as the low level jet strengthens near 40 knots with pressure lowering over the Southern Plains. The persistent cloud cover and winds should combine to keep our overnight night lows above normal (mid 70s) while daytime highs Sunday approach normal which is the upper 80s to mid 90s for May 1. Weak flat mid-level ridge over northern Mexico with the northern extent along the Rio Grande is providing enough subsident air keeping us relative rain-free. Models suggest a few disturbances, one tonight and a slightly stronger one Sunday night, tracking through the westerly flow possibly sparking a few thunderstorms over the higher terrain of Mexico. Probability remains low and not all models show convection working into our region, but with some lower end chance and the front relatively nearby and the deepening moisture latest forecast will caped pops between 15-20 percent for the western and northern portions of the CWA. A few Gulf streamer showers are also possible Sunday night as the low level flow southerly strengthens and water temperatures are nudging into the upper 70s, but any showers that form should remain over the coastal waters. LONG TERM (Monday through Saturday): A predominately zonal flow at H5 is expected through the long term with a few embedded shortwaves attempting to switch things up a bit. The first shortwave will be passing well north of the County Warning Area (CWA) Monday morning and take rain chances along with it. Another shortwave passes north of the CWA Wednesday night into Thursday with another one possible Thursday afternoon/evening. For what it's worth, ensembles indicate the best rain chances in the long term to be Thursday night into Friday morning. Seeing as how these subtle shortwaves will drive rain chances, forecast confidence remains a bit lower than normal. As for temperatures, we're confident on above normal temperatures sticking around through the long term. Decided to blend the NBM with the NBM50 for overnight temperatures to bump them up slightly. That would put Deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley in the middle to upper 70s for lows each night. Daytime highs will climb into the 90s with the potential for areas near Falcon Lake to flirt with triple digits. Basically, early June weather is expected to the first week of May. MARINE (Now through Sunday Night): Pressure gradient has been weaker today due to a cold front over Central Texas. The front may sag farther south Sunday but should remain northwest of the lower Texas coastal waters keeping the onshore flow Sunday light to moderate. Any stronger winds are likely over the Laguna Madre Sunday afternoon with winds in the SCEC range (15-20kts). The gradient strengthens Sunday night as the front retreats northward and low pressure forms over the Southern Plains. Small Craft advisories for the Gulf waters may be necessary. A few streamer showers are possible over the far outer waters the next two nights. Monday through Thursday...High pressure in the Atlantic will continue to provide southeasterly flow along the Lower Texas Coast most of the period. The pressure gradient will occasionally tighten, especially Monday and Wednesday, which could lead to Small Craft Advisory conditions. Otherwise, expect Small Craft Exercise Caution conditions much of the period with seas running generally between 4 to 6 feet and winds between 15 to 20 knots. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... BAYVIEW/PORT ISABEL 74 87 76 87 / 0 0 0 0 BROWNSVILLE 76 89 77 90 / 0 0 0 0 HARLINGEN 74 91 75 92 / 10 0 0 0 MCALLEN 76 94 76 92 / 10 0 0 0 RIO GRANDE CITY 75 98 75 97 / 10 10 0 0 SOUTH PADRE ISLAND 75 80 76 84 / 10 0 0 0 && .BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...None. && This product is also available on the web at: https://weather.gov/rgv
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Brownsville TX 401 PM CDT Sat Apr 30 2022 TXZ248>255-351-353>355-451-454-455-012115- Zapata-Jim Hogg-Brooks-Inland Kenedy-Starr-Southern Hidalgo- Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Coastal Kenedy-Northern Hidalgo- Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Kenedy Island-Willacy Island- Cameron Island- 401 PM CDT Sat Apr 30 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Deep South Texas. .DAY ONE...Tonight Moderate risk of rip currents. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Elevated rip current risk Sunday night through Friday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-012115- 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- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande extending from 20 to 60 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield extending from 20 to 60 nm- 401 PM CDT Sat Apr 30 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of The Gulf of Mexico and The Laguna Madre. .DAY ONE...Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Low end small craft advisory conditions will be possible on the Gulf waters Sunday night through Friday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe (D2) Drought continued to start the month of May. However, some widespread rain fell over the region in late April, which allowed the Severe (D2) Drought to be taken out of Brooks County early in the month.
Severe (D2) Drought continued to start the month of May. However, some widespread rain fell over the region in late April, which allowed the Severe (D2) Drought to be taken out of Starr County early in the month.
Extreme (D3) Drought continued to start the month of May across most of Zapata County with only a tiny portion of southern Zapata County in the Severe (D2) Drought category. Subsequent updates throughout the month remained largely unchanged until a couple rounds of showers and storms, some of which dropped over 5 to 8 across portions of Zapata County from May 22nd through early on May 24th, essentially wiped out the drought conditions across most of Deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley.
Extreme (D3) Drought continued to start the month of May across northwestern Jim Hogg County with the rest of Jim Hogg County in the Severe (D2) Drought category. A large portion of the Severe (D2) Drought was removed by May 2nd due to rainfall that occurred in late April. Subsequent updates throughout the month remained largely unchanged until a couple rounds of showers and storms, some of which dropped over 1 to 4 across portions of Jim Hogg County on May 23rd, essentially wiped out the drought conditions across most of Deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley.
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: 1020914, 1020915, 1020916, 1020918.