238  
WWUS74 KBRO 171635  
NPWBRO  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX  
1135 AM CDT WED JUN 17 2026  
 
TXZ251>255-351-353>355-180115-  
/O.NEW.KBRO.XH.A.0001.260618T1800Z-260619T0100Z/  
/O.CON.KBRO.HT.Y.0002.260617T1800Z-260618T0100Z/  
INLAND KENEDY-STARR-SOUTHERN HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND  
CAMERON-COASTAL KENEDY-NORTHERN HIDALGO-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL  
CAMERON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORT MANSFIELD, LAGUNA VISTA, SARITA,  
HARLINGEN, ROMA, EDINBURG, PORT ISABEL, MCALLEN, PHARR, MISSION,  
BROWNSVILLE, WESLACO, RAYMONDVILLE, RIO GRANDE CITY, AND SAN MANUEL  
1135 AM CDT WED JUN 17 2026  
 
...EXTREME HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
THURSDAY EVENING...   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY, HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 113 EXPECTED.  
FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WATCH, DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT  
INDEX VALUES UP TO 124 POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL CAMERON, COASTAL KENEDY, COASTAL WILLACY, INLAND  
CAMERON, INLAND KENEDY, INLAND WILLACY, NORTHERN HIDALGO, SOUTHERN  
HIDALGO, AND STARR COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY, UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. FOR THE  
EXTREME HEAT WATCH, FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY  
EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING  
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS. HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH  
HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT ILLNESSES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF  
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.  
 
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE  
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT EXERCISE AND STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO  
EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT  
EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE  
SIGNIFICANTLY DURING EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS.  
 

 
 

 
 
TXZ248>250-180115-  
/O.NEW.KBRO.XH.A.0001.260618T1800Z-260619T0100Z/  
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HEBBRONVILLE, FALFURRIAS, AND ZAPATA  
1135 AM CDT WED JUN 17 2026  
 
...EXTREME HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
THURSDAY EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 120  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...BROOKS, JIM HOGG, AND ZAPATA COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING  
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF  
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.  
 

 
 

 
 
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