Special Weather Statement for Southern Hidalgo
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Southern Hidalgo
- Effective
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- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 649 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over J.c. Kelly Elementary School, or near Pharr, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 649 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over J.c. Kelly Elementary School, or near Pharr, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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... Edinburg, Mission, Pharr, Weslaco, San Juan, Alamo, Donna, Mercedes, Hidalgo, and Progreso. This includes the following highways... Interstate Highway 69 C between mile markers 1 and 7. US Highway 281 between mile markers 784 and 810.
Lifecycle record
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- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 2 at 6:49PM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Brownsville TX. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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