Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
883 WWUS84 KBRO 260631 SPSBRO Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Brownsville TX 131 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024 TXZ248-252-260715- Zapata TX-Starr TX- 131 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN STARR AND SOUTHEASTERN ZAPATA COUNTIES THROUGH 215 AM CDT... At 131 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near El Sauz, moving southwest at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Rio Grande City, Roma, Escobares, El Sauz, Lopeno, La Rosita, New Falcon, Los Alvarez, Fort Ringgold County Park, and Garceno. This includes US Highway 83 between mile markers 784 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. && LAT...LON 2675 9905 2666 9862 2630 9875 2633 9875 2633 9878 2637 9880 2635 9890 2639 9893 2637 9895 2640 9896 2639 9901 2641 9903 2640 9906 2644 9911 2648 9909 2652 9913 2654 9917 2662 9918 2667 9920 TIME...MOT...LOC 0631Z 031DEG 21KT 2661 9889 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Caceres