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WWUS84 KBRO 110817
SPSBRO
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
317 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2026
TXZ251-253>255-351-354-355-451-454-455-110945-
CAMERON ISLAND TX-INLAND WILLACY TX-COASTAL CAMERON TX-
SOUTHERN HIDALGO TX-COASTAL KENEDY TX-COASTAL WILLACY TX-
WILLACY ISLAND TX-INLAND CAMERON TX-KENEDY ISLAND TX-
INLAND KENEDY TX-
317 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN KENEDY
EAST
CENTRAL HIDALGO...CAMERON AND WILLACY COUNTIES THROUGH 445 AM CDT...
AT 317 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
VALLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, OR NEAR HARLINGEN, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
55 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HARLINGEN, SAN BENITO, RAYMONDVILLE, LA FERIA, LOS FRESNOS, SANTA
ROSA, SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, LYFORD, RANCHO VIEJO, AND RIO HONDO.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 69 E BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 51.
US HIGHWAY 77 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 754 AND 762.
US HIGHWAY 281 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 818 AND 830, AND BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 834 AND 838.
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.
LAT...LON 2597 9713 2595 9716 2596 9728 2594 9728
2592 9733 2593 9735 2591 9737 2585 9737
2584 9740 2586 9741 2584 9741 2585 9745
2588 9746 2589 9752 2603 9764 2603 9776
2648 9800 2656 9797 2687 9734 2636 9713
TIME...MOT...LOC 0817Z 324DEG 48KT 2625 9767
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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