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WUUS54 KBRO 170434
SVRBRO
TXC427-505-170530-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1134 PM CDT SAT MAR 16 2024
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN STARR COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...
SOUTHEASTERN ZAPATA COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...
* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT.
* AT 1133 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 18 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF FALCON MESA, OR 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ZAPATA, MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TWO INCH HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ZAPATA, LOPENO, MEDINA, NEW FALCON, ZAPATA HIGH SCHOOL, ZAPATA
COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT, ZAPATA MIDDLE SCHOOL, SIESTA SHORES, ZAPATA
COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND FALCON MESA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN BROWNSVILLE.
LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WIND, AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
ARE OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS
ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER,
YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
LAT...LON 2703 9896 2660 9895 2659 9917 2662 9918
2667 9920 2672 9921 2675 9924 2679 9924
2682 9926 2684 9927 2686 9929 2687 9932
2688 9933 2691 9932 2692 9934
TIME...MOT...LOC 0433Z 253DEG 38KT 2674 9954
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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