Special Weather Statement in Cameron County, Texas
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED3/18/2024 11:58:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ExpectedSeverity: ModerateCertainty: Observed
3/18/2024 11:58:00 AM until 3/18/2024 12:30:00 PM
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
At 1157 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over Veterans International Bridge, or over Downtown
Brownsville, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph possible.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
South Padre Island, Southmost, Port Of Brownsville, Cameron Park,
Downtown Brownsville, Brownsville, Lincoln Park, Longoria Elementary
School, Sams Memorial Stadium, and Brownsville Fire Department
Station Two.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate Highway 69 E between mile markers 1 and 7.
US Highway 281 between mile markers 836 and 838.