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WWUS54 KBRO 080601
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1201 AM CST SUN MAR 8 2026
TXC427-080615-
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STARR TX-
1201 AM CST SUN MAR 8 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CST
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL STARR COUNTY...
AT 1200 AM CST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER LAS LOMAS, OR
OVER RIO GRANDE CITY, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR STARR COUNTY!.
HAZARD...SOFTBALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE SEVERELY INJURED.
EXPECT SHATTERED WINDOWS, EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO ROOFS,
SIDING, AND VEHICLES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RIO GRANDE CITY, STARR COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, LA PUERTA, RINGGOLD
MIDDLE SCHOOL, FORT RINGGOLD COUNTY PARK, STARR COUNTY SHERIFFS
OFFICE, RIO GRANDE CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LAS LOMAS, RIO GRANDE CITY
FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND SANTA CRUZ.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD
MOVE TO A SHELTER, INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
THIS STORM IS PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE DAMAGING HAIL.
SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BROWNSVILLE.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL DRIVEN BY
SEVERE WINDS! SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS! IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTDOORS, COVER YOUR HEAD AND
NECK.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 2646 9867 2629 9874 2631 9876 2630 9874
2631 9874 2633 9875 2633 9878 2637 9880
2637 9882 2636 9884 2637 9886 2635 9890
2650 9886
TIME...MOT...LOC 0600Z 286DEG 21KT 2638 9878
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...4.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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