Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued September 15 at 4:27PM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 15, 2024 - 2:27pm
Expires:
September 15, 2024 - 3:00pm
Description:
At 427 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Rancho Viejo City Hall, or near Rancho Viejo,
moving north at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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...
Harlingen, San Benito, Los Fresnos, Rancho Viejo, Rio Hondo, Olmito,
La Paloma, Laureles, Brownsville, and Harlingen Arts And Heritage
Museum.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate Highway 69 E between mile markers 7 and 25.
US Highway 281 between mile markers 822 and 836.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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.
Area Description:
Inland Cameron
Forcast Office:
NWS Brownsville TX