Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 21 at 4:24AM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 21, 2026 - 2:24am
Expires:
May 21, 2026 - 3:15am
Description:
At 424 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Encino, moving east at 80 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Falfurrias, Armstrong, Encino, Rachal, Sarita, Kenedy County Wind
Farms, La Colonia Park, Airport Road Addition, U S 77 Border Patrol
Station, and Falfurrias Junior High School.
This includes the following highways...
US Highway 77 between mile markers 712 and 736.
US Highway 281 between mile markers 710 and 736.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
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:
Brooks; Inland Kenedy; Coastal Kenedy; Kenedy Island
Forcast Office:
NWS Brownsville TX
Sender: