300  
WWUS74 KBRO 201438  
NPWBRO  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX  
838 AM CST MON JAN 20 2025  
 
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ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ZAPATA, HEBBRONVILLE, AND FALFURRIAS  
838 AM CST MON JAN 20 2025  
 
...EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST  
TUESDAY...   
..FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM CST TUESDAY
 
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 9 AM  
CST WEDNESDAY...  
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY MORNING...   
..FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING
 
   
..COLD WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING
 
 
* WHAT...FOR THE EXTREME COLD WARNING, DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS  
AS LOW AS 14 EXPECTED. FOR THE FREEZE WARNING, SUB-FREEZING  
TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 29 EXPECTED. FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY,  
VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 17 EXPECTED. FOR THE FREEZE WATCH,  
SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 22 POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...BROOKS, JIM HOGG, AND ZAPATA COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE EXTREME COLD WARNING, FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST  
TUESDAY. FOR THE FREEZE WARNING, FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM CST TUESDAY.  
FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 9 AM CST  
WEDNESDAY. FOR THE FREEZE WATCH, FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA WILL OCCUR IF UNPROTECTED SKIN  
IS EXPOSED TO THESE TEMPERATURES. DEATH IS POSSIBLE TO UNPREPARED  
PEOPLE AND PETS. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD  
CAUSE RUPTURED WATER PIPES. WIND CHILL VALUES CAN LEAD TO  
HYPOTHERMIA WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE. TAKE STEPS NOW TO FINISH  
PROTECTING COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS AND CROPS. FROST AND FREEZE  
CONDITIONS COULD DAMAGE CROPS, OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND  
POSSIBLY DAMAGE UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLUMBING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DRESS IN LAYERS INCLUDING A HAT, FACE MASK, AND GLOVES IF YOU MUST  
GO OUTSIDE. DEATH IS POSSIBLE TO PEOPLE EXPOSED TO THE EXTREME COLD.  
 
RUSH TO COMPLETION PREVENT WATER PIPES FROM FREEZING; WRAP OR DRAIN  
OR ALLOW THEM TO DRIP SLOWLY.  
 
KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.  
 
MAKE SURE OUTDOOR ANIMALS HAVE A WARM, DRY SHELTER, FOOD, AND  
UNFROZEN WATER.  
 
MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE  
PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE GENERATORS OR GRILLS  
INSIDE.  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.  
 
PREPARE TO DRESS IN LAYERS INCLUDING A HAT, FACE MASK, AND GLOVES IF  
YOU MUST GO OUTSIDE. DEATH IS POSSIBLE TO PEOPLE EXPOSED TO THE  
EXTREME COLD.  
 
PREPARE TO KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.  
 
MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. IF THE  
POWER GOES OUT, MAKE SURE TO HAVE BLANKETS ANS SEVERAL LAYERS OF  
CLOTHING TO STAY WARM. DEATH IS POSSIBLE TO PEOPLE EXPOSED TO THE  
EXTREME COLD.  
 
ENSURE PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY AND IN SAFE OPERATING  
CONDITIONS. NEVER USE GENERATORS INSIDE HOMES, GARAGES, OR CARPORTS.  
 
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A  
HAT, AND GLOVES.  
 
SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED BY FROST IF LEFT UNCOVERED.  
 

 
 

 
 
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INLAND KENEDY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SARITA  
838 AM CST MON JAN 20 2025  
 
...EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST  
TUESDAY...   
..FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM CST TUESDAY
 
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 9 AM  
CST WEDNESDAY...  
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY MORNING...   
..COLD WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING
 
 
* WHAT...FOR THE EXTREME COLD WARNING, DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS  
AS LOW AS 14 EXPECTED. FOR THE FREEZE WARNING, SUB-FREEZING  
TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 28 EXPECTED. FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY,  
VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15 EXPECTED. FOR THE FREEZE WATCH,  
SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 22 POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...INLAND KENEDY COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE EXTREME COLD WARNING, FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST  
TUESDAY. FOR THE FREEZE WARNING, FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM CST TUESDAY.  
FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 9 AM CST  
WEDNESDAY. FOR THE FREEZE WATCH, FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA WILL OCCUR IF UNPROTECTED SKIN  
IS EXPOSED TO THESE TEMPERATURES. DEATH IS POSSIBLE TO UNPREPARED  
PEOPLE AND PETS. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD  
CAUSE RUPTURED WATER PIPES. WIND CHILL VALUES CAN LEAD TO  
HYPOTHERMIA WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE. TAKE STEPS NOW TO FINISH  
PROTECTING COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS AND CROPS. FROST AND FREEZE  
CONDITIONS COULD DAMAGE CROPS, OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND  
POSSIBLY DAMAGE UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLUMBING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DRESS IN LAYERS INCLUDING A HAT, FACE MASK, AND GLOVES IF YOU MUST  
GO OUTSIDE. DEATH IS POSSIBLE TO PEOPLE EXPOSED TO THE EXTREME COLD.  
 
RUSH TO COMPLETION PREVENT WATER PIPES FROM FREEZING; WRAP OR DRAIN  
OR ALLOW THEM TO DRIP SLOWLY.  
 
KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.  
 
MAKE SURE OUTDOOR ANIMALS HAVE A WARM, DRY SHELTER, FOOD, AND  
UNFROZEN WATER.  
 
MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE  
PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE GENERATORS OR GRILLS  
INSIDE.  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.  
 
PREPARE TO DRESS IN LAYERS INCLUDING A HAT, FACE MASK, AND GLOVES IF  
YOU MUST GO OUTSIDE. DEATH IS POSSIBLE TO PEOPLE EXPOSED TO THE  
EXTREME COLD.  
 
PREPARE TO KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.  
 
MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. IF THE  
POWER GOES OUT, MAKE SURE TO HAVE BLANKETS ANS SEVERAL LAYERS OF  
CLOTHING TO STAY WARM. DEATH IS POSSIBLE TO PEOPLE EXPOSED TO THE  
EXTREME COLD.  
 
ENSURE PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY AND IN SAFE OPERATING  
CONDITIONS. NEVER USE GENERATORS INSIDE HOMES, GARAGES, OR CARPORTS.  
 
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A  
HAT, AND GLOVES.  
 
SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED BY FROST IF LEFT UNCOVERED.  
 

 
 

 
 
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STARR-SOUTHERN HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL  
KENEDY-NORTHERN HIDALGO-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAN MANUEL, MCALLEN, HARLINGEN, EDINBURG,  
LAGUNA VISTA, PORT ISABEL, ROMA, BROWNSVILLE, MISSION,  
RAYMONDVILLE, WESLACO, RIO GRANDE CITY, PHARR, AND PORT MANSFIELD  
838 AM CST MON JAN 20 2025  
 
...EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST  
TUESDAY...   
..FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM CST TUESDAY
 
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 9 AM  
CST WEDNESDAY...  
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE EXTREME COLD WARNING, DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS  
AS LOW AS 16 EXPECTED. FOR THE FREEZE WARNING, SUB-FREEZING  
TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 30 EXPECTED. FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY,  
VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 16 EXPECTED. FOR THE FREEZE WATCH,  
SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 24 POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL CAMERON, COASTAL KENEDY, COASTAL WILLACY, INLAND  
CAMERON, INLAND WILLACY, NORTHERN HIDALGO, SOUTHERN HIDALGO, AND  
STARR COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE EXTREME COLD WARNING, FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST  
TUESDAY. FOR THE FREEZE WARNING, FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM CST TUESDAY.  
FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 9 AM CST  
WEDNESDAY. FOR THE FREEZE WATCH, FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA WILL OCCUR IF UNPROTECTED SKIN  
IS EXPOSED TO THESE TEMPERATURES. DEATH IS POSSIBLE TO UNPREPARED  
PEOPLE AND PETS. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD  
CAUSE RUPTURED WATER PIPES. WIND CHILL VALUES CAN LEAD TO  
HYPOTHERMIA WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE. TAKE STEPS NOW TO FINISH  
PROTECTING COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS AND CROPS. FROST AND FREEZE  
CONDITIONS COULD DAMAGE CROPS, OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND  
POSSIBLY DAMAGE UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLUMBING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DRESS IN LAYERS INCLUDING A HAT, FACE MASK, AND GLOVES IF YOU MUST  
GO OUTSIDE. DEATH IS POSSIBLE TO PEOPLE EXPOSED TO THE EXTREME COLD.  
 
RUSH TO COMPLETION PREVENT WATER PIPES FROM FREEZING; WRAP OR DRAIN  
OR ALLOW THEM TO DRIP SLOWLY.  
 
KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.  
 
MAKE SURE OUTDOOR ANIMALS HAVE A WARM, DRY SHELTER, FOOD, AND  
UNFROZEN WATER.  
 
MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE  
PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE GENERATORS OR GRILLS  
INSIDE.  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.  
 
PREPARE TO DRESS IN LAYERS INCLUDING A HAT, FACE MASK, AND GLOVES IF  
YOU MUST GO OUTSIDE. DEATH IS POSSIBLE TO PEOPLE EXPOSED TO THE  
EXTREME COLD.  
 
PREPARE TO KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.  
 
MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. IF THE  
POWER GOES OUT, MAKE SURE TO HAVE BLANKETS ANS SEVERAL LAYERS OF  
CLOTHING TO STAY WARM. DEATH IS POSSIBLE TO PEOPLE EXPOSED TO THE  
EXTREME COLD.  
 
ENSURE PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY AND IN SAFE OPERATING  
CONDITIONS. NEVER USE GENERATORS INSIDE HOMES, GARAGES, OR CARPORTS.  
 
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A  
HAT, AND GLOVES.  
 
SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED BY FROST IF LEFT UNCOVERED.  
 

 
 

 
 
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