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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
454 PM CDT Fri May 9 2025

...NWS Damage Survey for 05/08/2025 Thunderstorm Wind Event in North
McAllen, Texas...

.Overview...During the early evening of May 8, 2025, a microburst
descended from a severe hail-producing thunderstorm and caused
scattered structural damage to roofs, carports, fences, and power
poles...as well as trees.  The brief microburst was accompanied by
hail and blinding rain.  There were no known casualties.

.Thunderstorm Wind 1 ..

Peak Wind /Estimated/:  80-85 mph
Path Length:            1.33 miles
Path Width:             2235 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             May_08_2025
Start Time:             701 PM CDT
Start Location:         8.92 NNW McAllen/Hidalgo/TX
Start Lat/Lon:          26.3269/-98.2537

End Date:               May_08_2025
End Time:               704 PM CDT
End Location:           7.59 NNW McAllen/Hidalgo/TX
End Lat/Lon:            26.3117/-98.2437


Summary:  Just after 7 PM CDT May 8, 2025, a strong microburst descended
from a hail-producing supercell thunderstorm in North McAllen, near the
city line with Edinburg. Damage, mainly to over 100 large mesquite and
live oak tree limbs, occurred between north Taylor Road and north Ware
Road.  Along and just north of Mile 8 1/2 Road, one unanchored
recreational vehicle (RV) was flipped, with several sections of fence
blown down and small portions of the roof removed.  Along Ware Road, one
industrial business lost its sheet metal roof and garage.

The most notable damage was seen east of Ware Road, mainly between Mile 9
Road and State Road (SR) 107.  In the El Pacifico neighborhood, one residence had
an unanchored RV turned, flipped, and rolled while the residence and several
more had scattered fence and isolated roof damage. One garage door was
blown in. Between Mile 8 1/2 Road and the Sharyland Water Supply Corporation,
widespread damage was seen in the Eldorado at Thousand Oaks Apartment/Duplex
subdivision, with other damage at a new subdivision immediately north. Much
of these neighborhoods` fencing was blown down, several carport stanchions
were snapped or lifted, and at least three homes had partial roof shingle
lift. Windblown fencing and carport material impacted nearby structures,
shattering windows and damaging stucco siding. Wooden power poles and light
poles were leaning to the east and southeast. A few wood-framed buildings
under construction were partially destroyed, and two more unbraced garages
were blown in. South of SR 107, damage was more isolated - mainly to tree
limbs and some fences, but one automobile repair shop along La Lomita Road
had part of its sheet metal roof lifted off.

In all, several dozen homes and a few businesses had some damage, and hundreds
of large tree limbs were blown down with at least ten uprooted.

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NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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Goldsmith/Hallman