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WWUS84 KBRO 231322
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
822 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
TXZ248-249-231415-
JIM HOGG TX-ZAPATA TX-
822 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL JIM HOGG AND
SOUTHEASTERN ZAPATA COUNTIES THROUGH 915 AM CDT...
AT 822 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
MORALES-SANCHEZ, OR 8 MILES EAST OF ZAPATA, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE 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...
LOPENO, BUSTAMANTE, ESCOBAS, RANDADO, AND MORALES-SANCHEZ.
THIS INCLUDES US HIGHWAY 83 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 772 AND 784.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 2720 9896 2701 9874 2667 9914 2678 9924
2679 9924 2682 9926
TIME...MOT...LOC 1322Z 222DEG 21KT 2685 9914
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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