Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
984 WWUS84 KBRO 120344 SPSBRO Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1044 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024 TXZ251-253-254-353-354-120415- Inland Willacy TX-Southern Hidalgo TX-Coastal Willacy TX- Northern Hidalgo TX-Inland Kenedy TX- 1044 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL KENEDY...EAST CENTRAL HIDALGO...NORTHWESTERN CAMERON AND WILLACY COUNTIES THROUGH 1115 PM CDT... At 1044 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Hargill Elementary to Lasara Elementary School to near Lasara. Movement was east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Raymondville, Elsa, Lyford, Hargill, Lasara, Sebastian, San Perlita, Jose Borrego Middle School, Edcouch-Elsa High School, and Willamar. This includes the following highways... Interstate Highway 69 E between mile markers 39 and 51. US Highway 77 between mile markers 748 and 762. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 2641 9744 2634 9779 2635 9786 2632 9786 2629 9800 2640 9801 2647 9807 2655 9804 2660 9798 2675 9775 2663 9753 2660 9753 2660 9749 TIME...MOT...LOC 0344Z 247DEG 33KT 2650 9799 2647 9790 2641 9789 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ HALLMAN