⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Brooks; Inland Kenedy – Monday, July 6, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 6 at 3:30PM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX

Details

At 329 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms 9 miles south of Airport Road Addition, or 10 miles
southeast of Falfurrias, moving north at 15 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
Falfurrias, Falfurrias Junior High School, Pleasant Park, La Colonia
Park, Airport Road Addition, Falfurrias Fire Station, Flowella,
Brooks County Airport, Cantu Addition, and Brooks County Detention
Center.

This includes US Highway 281 between mile markers 710 and 728.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.