Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 28 at 8:32AM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 28, 2025 - 6:32am
Expires:
May 28, 2025 - 7:15am
Description:
At 832 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Beach Access Six to near Port Of Brownsville to
El Jardin Elementary School to 6 miles southwest of Villa Nueva
Elementary School. Movement was southwest at 20 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.
Locations impacted include...
Palm Grove Elementary School, Longoria Elementary School, Sams
Memorial Stadium, Dancy Building, El Camino Angosto, Palmer Laasko
Elementary, Beach Access Four, Brownsville Fire Department Station
Two, Garria Elementary School, and Brownsville Fire Department
Station Seven.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate Highway 69 E between mile markers 1 and 22.
US Highway 281 between mile markers 820 and 830, and between mile
markers 834 and 838.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Area Description:
Inland Cameron; Coastal Cameron; Cameron Island
Forcast Office:
NWS Brownsville TX