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WWUS54 KBRO 160337
SVSBRO
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1037 PM CDT FRI MAR 15 2024
TXC505-160400-
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ZAPATA TX-
1037 PM CDT FRI MAR 15 2024
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN ZAPATA COUNTY...
AT 1020 TO 1030 PM...WIND GUSTS HAD REACHED 43 TO 60 MPH BETWEEN
LAREDO AND COTULLA, DUE TO OUTFLOW FROM SEVERE STORMS MOVING TOWARD
THE RIO GRANDE NEAR THE ZAPATA AND WEBB COUNTY LINE. SIMILAR GUSTS
MAY OCCUR SOON IN NORTHWEST ZAPATA COUNTY, EVEN IF THE PARENT
THUNDERSTORM WEAKENS A BIT. WIND DIRECTION WOULD BE FROM THE EAST
OR SOUTHEAST AND CONTINUE THROUGH 11 PM.
AT 1034 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR RIO BRAVO TO 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EL CENIZO,
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TWO INCH HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHWESTERN ZAPATA COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER, INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 2732 9937 2727 9933 2727 9925 2709 9921
2708 9943 2713 9943 2716 9944 2716 9943
2721 9943 2722 9944 2725 9944 2727 9945
TIME...MOT...LOC 0334Z 272DEG 25KT 2740 9951 2719 9980
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
52/BSG
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