Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
268 WWUS84 KBRO 082121 SPSBRO 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. && 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 $$ ATE