Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
903 WWUS84 KBRO 152127 SPSBRO Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Brownsville TX 427 PM CDT Sun Sep 15 2024 TXZ255-152200- Inland Cameron TX- 427 PM CDT Sun Sep 15 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL CAMERON COUNTY THROUGH 500 PM CDT... At 427 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Rancho Viejo City Hall, or near Rancho Viejo, moving north at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Harlingen, San Benito, Los Fresnos, Rancho Viejo, Rio Hondo, Olmito, La Paloma, Laureles, Brownsville, and Harlingen Arts And Heritage Museum. This includes the following highways... Interstate Highway 69 E between mile markers 7 and 25. US Highway 281 between mile markers 822 and 836. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 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 2594 9755 2594 9758 2596 9758 2597 9761 2599 9763 2600 9762 2601 9765 2603 9764 2602 9765 2602 9767 2603 9766 2603 9769 2602 9769 2604 9771 2602 9771 2603 9774 2632 9767 2621 9740 2619 9740 2592 9754 TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 193DEG 11KT 2609 9758 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ 60-BE