There was a report of a Landspout that developed in association with a few thundershowers or streamers in Coastal Willacy County during the afternoon of March 8.
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There was a report of a Landspout that developed in association with a few thundershowers or streamers in Coastal Willacy County during the afternoon of March 8.
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 Mar 8, 11:25 AM CST, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1225 PM CDT Sun Mar 8 2026 ...New DISCUSSION, AVIATION, MARINE... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1212 PM CDT Sun Mar 8 2026 Key Messages: - There is a low to moderate (20-40%) chance of showers tonight as a frontal boundary remains stalled over the area. - The frontal boundary is expected to dissipate tomorrow, which will decrease precipitation chances and allow temperatures to rise to unseasonably warm levels the first half of the week. - A dry cold front is expected Wednesday night into Thursday which will cool temperatures about ten degrees and increase fire danger and cause beach/marine hazards. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 1212 PM CDT Sun Mar 8 2026 A stalled frontal boundary remains draped across the CWA, which is providing lift for some isolated to scattered convection throughout the day and evening. Scattered showers are ongoing, and are expected to continue into tonight as precipitation chances remain low to moderate (20-40%) across the CWA. This stalled boundary is expected to dissipate by tomorrow, which will allow southeasterly flow to return to the entire region, and temperatures to warm up into the upper 80s/lower 90s for the next few days. Once the boundary dissipates tomorrow, there will no longer be ample convective lift and precipitation chances will decrease to less than 10%. A Pacific trough is expected to move across the Southern Plains Wednesday, which will likely bring a dry cold front to our region Wednesday night into Thursday morning. This cold front is expected to cool daytime high temperatures around ten degrees. Highs will reach the upper 70s/lower 80s on Thursday, but the slightly cooler air is not expected to last. Warming will commence on Friday (with highs reaching the mid-80s), and temperatures will be back in the upper 80s/lower 90s in time for the weekend. Low temperatures will be in the upper 50s/lower 60s Thursday morning and remain cool Friday morning as well, before warming into the 60s for the weekend. No precipitation is expected with this front, but elevated fire conditions and beach hazards could be a concern due to lower humidities and increased winds. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1212 PM CDT Sun Mar 8 2026 There are some lingering showers and lower ceilings near MFE but this is expected to improve within the next few hours. Otherwise, skies should remain overall broken to overcast and VFR through this evening. Ceilings should lower to MVFR overnight around 05z. Due to a stalled frontal boundary, winds are currently northwesterly over MFE and southeasterly over HRL and BRO. This boundary is expected to dissipate and by the end of the TAF period all airports should have southeasterly winds. Winds will begin shifting around 00z at MFE. && .MARINE... Issued at 1212 PM CDT Sun Mar 8 2026 Favorable marine conditions are expected through Monday night. Winds are expected to pick up due to a tightening pressure gradient on Tuesday, with SCEC and/or Small Craft Advisory conditions likely. This will continue through at least Thursday before conditions start to improve for the weekend. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... BROWNSVILLE 71 87 72 86 / 10 0 0 0 HARLINGEN 68 89 69 90 / 20 10 0 0 MCALLEN 71 92 73 93 / 20 10 0 0 RIO GRANDE CITY 66 92 71 95 / 40 10 10 0 SOUTH PADRE ISLAND 71 79 72 79 / 10 0 0 0 BAYVIEW/PORT ISABEL 69 86 69 86 / 10 0 0 0 && .BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. GM...None. && SHORT TERM...55-MM LONG TERM....55-MM AVIATION...55-MM
The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 66 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:33 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
KRGV Channel 5 news shared a video of a landspout tornado near East FM 1018, in the Lyford area. Location estimated from distance from where the video was taken.
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