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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
717 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024

TXZ251-351-060100-
Coastal Kenedy TX-Inland Kenedy TX-
717 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL KENEDY COUNTY THROUGH 800
PM CDT...

At 716 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over U S 77 Border Patrol Station, or 7 miles north of
Armstrong, moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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, Sarita, Kenedy County Wind Farms, U S 77 Border Patrol
Station, Kenedy County Sheriffs Office, and Armstrong Ranch Airport.

This includes US Highway 77 between mile markers 712 and 740.

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.

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LAT...LON 2726 9773 2727 9771 2728 9765 2724 9763
      2724 9759 2723 9755 2723 9752 2725 9750
      2726 9744 2671 9746 2688 9797 2725 9785
      2724 9784 2725 9782 2727 9781 2727 9780
      2728 9779 2728 9776
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 304DEG 27KT 2702 9777

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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