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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Zapata – Saturday, July 11, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Zapata
Effective 7/11/2026, 8:41:00 PM CDT
Expires 7/11/2026, 9:30:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued July 11 at 8:41PM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX

Details

At 841 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
San Ygnacio, moving northwest at 10 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…
San Ygnacio.

This includes US Highway 83 between mile markers 746 and 762.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.


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