Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Cameron and Willacy Counties, TX
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NOAA issued it on June 1, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Brownsville has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northeastern Cameron County and central Willacy County until 8:00 AM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Deep South Texas
- Issued
- June 1, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Brownsville TX
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Deep South Texas.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Brownsville TX. Effective from 2026-05-20T07:22:00-05:00 until 2026-05-20T08:00:00-05:00. Event code: SVR.
Affected Areas
Northeastern Cameron County and central Willacy County in Deep South Texas. Locations impacted include Rio Hondo, Arroyo City, Port Mansfield, San Perlita, Port Mansfield Chamber Of Commerce, Port Mansfield Airport, Porfirio, Rio Hondo Elementary School, Rio Hondo High School, and Willamar.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 7:22 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lozano, or 7 miles south of Arroyo City, moving south at 40 mph. Hazard includes 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail (0.75 inch). Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Source: Radar indicated.
Timeline
Alert in effect until 8:00 AM CDT on May 20, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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