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

TXZ249-250-052300-
Brooks TX-Jim Hogg TX-
518 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN JIM HOGG AND NORTHERN
BROOKS COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM CDT...

At 517 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms 8 miles northwest of Realitos, or 14 miles west of
Benavides, moving southeast at 35 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...
Falfurrias, Hebbronville, Gruy Stadium, La Colonia Park, Airport Road
Addition, South Fork Estates, Falfurrias Junior High School, Las
Lomitas, Pleasant Park, and Jim Hogg County Airport.

This includes US Highway 281 between mile markers 708 and 726.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

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LAT...LON 2734 9855 2734 9852 2727 9852 2726 9799
      2698 9799 2711 9895 2727 9889 2727 9880
      2735 9879 2736 9863 2734 9862 2734 9859
      2736 9859 2736 9855
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 330DEG 29KT 2754 9863

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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