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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
316 PM CDT SAT JUN 20 2026
TXZ248-202045-
ZAPATA TX-
316 PM CDT SAT JUN 20 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL ZAPATA COUNTY
THROUGH 345 PM CDT...
AT 316 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10
MILES NORTHWEST OF ESCOBAS, OR 12 MILES NORTH OF BUSTAMANTE, MOVING
NORTH AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA 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.
THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL
ZAPATA COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
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.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 2727 9906 2714 9907 2713 9913 2727 9919
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 166DEG 12KT 2719 9911
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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