Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
385 WWUS84 KBRO 290408 SPSBRO Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1108 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024 TXZ249-250-290500- Brooks TX-Jim Hogg TX- 1108 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT JIM HOGG...NORTHEASTERN STARR AND WESTERN BROOKS COUNTIES THROUGH MIDNIGHT CDT... At 1108 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16 miles northeast of Agua Nueva, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea 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... Hebbronville, Agua Nueva, Guerra, Las Lomitas, Gruy Stadium, Randado, Jim Hogg County Airport, Hebbronville High School, South Fork Estates, and San Rafael Ranch Airport. 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. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for Deep South Texas. && LAT...LON 2734 9855 2734 9852 2727 9852 2726 9819 2678 9842 2678 9866 2689 9895 2708 9895 2727 9884 2727 9880 2735 9879 2736 9863 2734 9862 2734 9859 2736 9859 2736 9855 TIME...MOT...LOC 0408Z 275DEG 70KT 2711 9848 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ ATE