NWS Brownsville TXMA.W 0043October 5, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado and Coastal waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River out 20 NM
The National Weather Service office in Brownsville issued a special marine warning for Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado and Coastal waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River out 20 NM, which was in force until 6:15 a.m. local time on October 5. It was the 43rd special marine warning the NWS office in Brownsville issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 25 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Brownsville TX
- Area
- Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado and Coastal waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River out 20 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:50 a.m. CDT, October 5, 2026
- Expires
- 6:15 a.m. CDT, October 5, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KBRO MA.W 0043
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SMWBRO The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River out 20 NM... Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado... * Until 615 AM CDT. * At 549 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located over Boca Chica Beach, or near Port Isabel, moving southwest at 10 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Queen Isabella Causeway, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, and Laguna Vista.
What the agency told people to do
Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects.
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