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NWUS54 KBRO 081034
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
534 AM CDT SUN MAR 08 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
1130 PM TSTM WND DMG RIO GRANDE CITY 26.38N 98.83W
03/07/2026 STARR TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
STARR COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED ROOF BLOWN OFF A
RESIDENCE OR COLLAPSED ON ZINNIA STREET IN ROMA DUE TO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WINDS. RESIDENT OF STRUCTURE WAS
BRIEFLY TRAPPED BUT EVENTUALLY EXTRACTED. INITIAL CALL
TO STARR COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE OCCURRED AT 12:42 AM
SUNDAY 8 MARCH. TIME OF DAMAGE INTERPOLATED FROM RADAR
IMAGERY.
1143 PM TSTM WND DMG ROMA 26.41N 99.00W
03/07/2026 STARR TX BROADCAST MEDIA
KRGV POSTED PHOTOGRAPH TO SLACK CHANNEL. PHOTOGRAPH
SHOWS WIND DAMAGE TO TREE IN ROMA ON REV. RICHARD T.
PEEL STREET. TREE APPEARS SEVERAL INCHES IN DIAMETER.
1152 PM HAIL RIO GRANDE CITY 26.38N 98.83W
03/07/2026 E4.50 INCH STARR TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS HAIL UP TO
THE SIZE OF SOFTBALLS AT THE INTERSECTION OF FM 3176 AND
SANTA ELENA LANE IN STARR COUNTY IN THE VICINITY OF RIO
GRANDE CITY.
1154 PM HAIL ESCOBARES 26.41N 98.96W
03/07/2026 E2.75 INCH STARR TX OTHER FEDERAL
MILITARY REPORTS BASEBALL SIZE HAIL ON THE RIO GRANDE
RIVER JUST SOUTH OF ESCOBARES IN STARR COUNTY.
1200 AM HAIL RIO GRANDE CITY 26.38N 98.83W
03/08/2026 E1.75 INCH STARR TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS HAIL THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS ON
SANTA ELENA LANE AROUND MIDNIGHT. HAIL PRODUCED DAMAGE
(GLASS AND ROOF) TO RESIDENCE AND VEHICLE.
1204 AM TSTM WND DMG RIO GRANDE CITY 26.38N 98.83W
03/08/2026 STARR TX BROADCAST MEDIA
PHOTOGRAPH POSTED TO KRGV WEATHER FACEBOOK PAGE AT 117
AM SUNDAY 8 MARCH SHOWS AWNING OF EXXON GAS STATION
COLLAPSED ONTO GROUND AND ONTO A VEHICLE. GAS STATION IS
LOCATED AT 5251 US-83 IN RIO GRANDE CITY SOUTH OF LAS
LOMAS
EVENT NUMBER BRO2600005 BRO2600004 BRO2600001 BRO2600002 BRO2600003
BRO2600006
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