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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
1143 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024

TXZ252-253-353-290530-
Southern Hidalgo TX-Northern Hidalgo TX-Starr TX-
1143 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN JIM HOGG...CENTRAL
HIDALGO...STARR AND SOUTHEASTERN ZAPATA COUNTIES THROUGH 1230 AM
CDT...

At 1143 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Rio Grande City Municipal Airport, or over Rio Grande City, moving
east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Edinburg, Mission, Rio Grande City, Roma, Palmview, Penitas, Sullivan
City, La Joya, Palmhurst, and Escobares.

This includes the following highways...
 US Highway 83 between mile markers 792 and 850.
 Interstate Highway 69 C between mile markers 9 and 12.
 US Highway 281 between mile markers 756 and 764.

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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for
Deep South Texas.

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LAT...LON 2668 9901 2679 9893 2679 9864 2655 9798
      2610 9830 2617 9834 2616 9839 2623 9845
      2620 9848 2626 9859 2624 9867 2637 9880
      2635 9890 2639 9893 2637 9895 2640 9896
      2640 9909 2643 9911 2650 9910 2654 9917
TIME...MOT...LOC 0443Z 285DEG 33KT 2641 9882

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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