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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
421 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024

TXZ255-082200-
Inland Cameron TX-
421 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CAMERON AND
SOUTHEASTERN WILLACY COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM CDT...

At 421 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Valley Baptist Medical Center Harlingen, or near Harlingen, moving
southwest at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Harlingen, San Benito, La Feria, Rio Hondo, Palm Valley, La Paloma,
Rangerville, Primera, Combes, and Doctor Hesiquio Rodriguez
Elementary School.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate Highway 69 E between mile markers 17 and 32.
 US Highway 281 between mile markers 824 and 826.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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LAT...LON 2601 9765 2602 9764 2603 9764 2602 9765
      2602 9767 2603 9766 2603 9769 2604 9770
      2617 9786 2619 9786 2632 9765 2630 9753
      2632 9753 2633 9752 2632 9751 2631 9751
      2632 9750 2631 9749 2601 9764
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 041DEG 17KT 2618 9769

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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