Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 7 at 9:21PM CST until March 7 at 10:00PM CST by NWS Brownsville TX
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 7, 2026 - 7:21pm
Expires:
March 7, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description:
SVRBRO
The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Zapata County in Deep South Texas...
* Until 1000 PM CST.
* At 921 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles north of
Zapata County Airport, or 11 miles northwest of Bustamante, moving
east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Bustamante.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is
one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder,
you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Zapata, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Brownsville TX
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov