Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
880 WWUS84 KBRO 280413 SPSBRO Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1113 PM CDT Mon May 27 2024 TXZ251-351-451-280515- Coastal Kenedy TX-Kenedy Island TX-Inland Kenedy TX- 1113 PM CDT Mon May 27 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN KENEDY COUNTY THROUGH 1215 AM CDT... At 1113 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles east of Norias, or 15 miles southeast of Armstrong, moving northeast at 20 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... Armstrong, Norias, U S 77 Border Patrol Station, and Armstrong Ranch Airport. This includes US Highway 77 between mile markers 724 and 746. 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 2664 9759 2674 9780 2710 9780 2698 9729 2693 9729 2664 9726 TIME...MOT...LOC 0413Z 208DEG 16KT 2676 9764 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ TOMASELLI