SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
224 PM CST SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS DAY
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST
FOR CENTRAL HIDALGO COUNTY...
AT 224 PM CDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR PALMVIEW...MOVING EAST AT
40 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE PALMHURST AND MISSION
AREA...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 107 BETWEEN 230 AND 300 PM. TAKE COVER NOW!
THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...
DESTRUCTIVE BASEBALL SIZE HAIL.
DAMAGING WINDS TO 80 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
PALMVIEW.
PALMHURST.
MISSION.
MCALLEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY LARGE HAIL THAT COULD CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURY TO THOSE CAUGHT OUTDOORS...SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OR
DESTRUCTION OF ROOFS AND VEHICLES...AND BREAK WINDOWS. PERSONS IN
MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES SHOULD MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO STRONGER SHELTER.
PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES OR FUNNEL CLOUDS...WINDS OF 58 MPH OR
HIGHER...HAIL THE SIZE OF PENNIES OR LARGER...AND ANY WIND DAMAGE TO
YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE BY CALLING 956-504-1432.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM.
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