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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
604 PM CDT Thu Jul 10 2025

TXZ248-252-102345-
Zapata TX-Starr TX-
604 PM CDT Thu Jul 10 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN STARR AND
SOUTHEASTERN ZAPATA COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM CDT...

At 603 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Fronton, or 9 miles west of Roma, moving north at
15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea 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...
Lopeno, New Falcon, Falcon Dam, Fronton, Roma High School, Salineno,
Falcon Heights, Falcon State Park, and Roma Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

If on or near Falcon Lake, get out of the water and move indoors or
inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

&&

LAT...LON 2669 9894 2641 9903 2641 9904 2640 9906
      2640 9908 2643 9911 2647 9909 2650 9910
      2652 9913 2653 9916 2654 9917 2657 9917
      2662 9918 2666 9920 2669 9921 2672 9921
      2673 9922
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 189DEG 14KT 2641 9915

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

Hallman