Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
907 WWUS84 KBRO 280144 SPSBRO Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Brownsville TX 844 PM CDT Mon May 27 2024 TXZ248>250-252-253-353-280215- Southern Hidalgo TX-Brooks TX-Jim Hogg TX-Zapata TX- Northern Hidalgo TX-Starr TX- 844 PM CDT Mon May 27 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN JIM HOGG...WESTERN HIDALGO...STARR...SOUTHWESTERN BROOKS AND ZAPATA COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM CDT... At 843 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Morales-Sanchez to near Viboras to 9 miles south of Santa Catarina to 6 miles northeast of Sullivan City to 14 miles south of Penitas. Movement was northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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... Edinburg, Mission, Pharr, Zapata, Rio Grande City, Hidalgo, Roma, Palmview, Penitas, and Sullivan City. This includes the following highways... US Highway 83 between mile markers 750 and 850. Interstate Highway 69 C between mile markers 1 and 12. US Highway 281 between mile markers 784 and 788. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service. If on or near Falcon Lake, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for Deep South Texas. && LAT...LON 2707 9945 2713 9894 2700 9855 2684 9825 2633 9813 2606 9818 2611 9830 2610 9830 2617 9834 2616 9839 2623 9845 2620 9848 2626 9859 2624 9867 2637 9880 2635 9890 2639 9893 2640 9908 2684 9927 2694 9939 TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 203DEG 41KT 2678 9909 2665 9878 2652 9860 2637 9852 2603 9852 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ HALLMAN