National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce
237 PM CST SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS DAY

 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST
FOR CENTRAL HIDALGO COUNTY...

 
AT 237 PM CDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 3 MILES SOUTH OF PALMVIEW… TO NEAR
PALMHURST...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. 

 
AT 233 PM…LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED NUMEROUS MOBILE HOMES HAD BEEN DESTROYED IN 
PENITAS AND NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES WERE DOWN IN PALMHURST. GOLFBALL 
SIZED HAIL WAS ALSO REPORTED IN LA JOYA.

 
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 800 PM.

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