The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Heavy Rain |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 386,984 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 63,434 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2012-05-08T21:55:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2012-05-08T22:25:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | TEXAS |
| County/zone typecz_type | C |
| County/zone namecz_name | HIDALGO |
| Latitudelat | 26.695 |
| Longitudelon | -98.197 |
| End latitudeend_lat | 26.646 |
| End longitudeend_lon | -98.121 |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 0.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Law Enforcement |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | The leading edge of a slow moving upper level disturbance across the southwest U.S. induced thunderstorms across the Sierra Madre Oriental during the early morning hours of May 8th. These storms moved into the Rio Grande Plains toward noon, then linked up with additional lift from an approaching wind shift line drifting south from the South Texas Plains. Feeding on a very unstable atmosphere - cold and dry air well above the earth���s surface - initial storms would slam Zapata County during lunchtime with damaging wind, large hail, flooding rain, and frequent lightning. As the afternoon progressed, increasing contrast between cooler air across the South Texas Plains (60s and 70s) with the last of the early May heat in the Rio Grande Valley (90s) set the stage for additional storms with damaging winds and flooding rain in Zapata, and culminated with a monster supercell thunderstorm which cruised from southwest Brooks County through Raymondville before weakening.||This impressive supercell storm dominated the episode, and produced a measured instantaneous wind gust over 100 mph in rural Hidalgo County. Fortunately for the populated middle Valley, where more than 700,000 persons are at risk, this cell slid through northern Hidalgo County north of the SR 186 and U.S. 281 interchange, and accelerated through the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge northeast of Linn and San Manuel before reaching Raymondville (Willacy County). The cell quickly weakened by the end of dinner hour (6 to 7 PM CDT) before reaching the Laguna Madre and Gulf of Mexico. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | The Hidalgo County Precinct #4 Constable recorded 4 to 4.5 inches of rainfall across his ranch to the northwest of U.S. Highway 281, approximately 6 miles north of Linn. High standing water of unknown depth was reported on unpaved roads and in some of the fields. |
| Yearyear | 2,012 |
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