Special Weather Statement — Brooks + 9 more areasSpecial Weather Statement — Brooks + 9 more areas
Completed official-source record with preserved facts and meaningful-change history. The final record does not infer impacts the source did not report.
What the preserved official data shows
This Special Weather Statement left the National Weather Service active-alert feed after being preserved by Texas Disaster Watch. The official record named Brooks; Inland Kenedy; Starr; Southern Hidalgo; Inland Willacy; additional areas in official record. Completion confirms the alert is no longer in the active feed; it does not by itself establish damage or other impacts.
- First collected
- Aug 31, 2026 · 12:26 PM CDT
- Record completed
- Aug 31, 2026 · 7:01 PM CDT
- Monitored duration
- 6 hours, 35 minutes
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Named areas
- Brooks; Inland Kenedy; Starr; Southern Hidalgo; Inland Willacy; additional areas in official record
- Official expiration
- Aug 31, 2026 · 7:00 PM CDT
- Final monitor status
- Left the active NWS alert feed
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Record facts
- Event
- Special Weather Statement
- Affected Texas areas
- Brooks; Inland Kenedy; Starr; Southern Hidalgo; Inland Willacy; Inland Cameron; Coastal Kenedy; Northern Hidalgo; Coastal Willacy; Coastal Cameron
- Effective
- 2026-08-31T04:11:00-05:00
- Expires
- 2026-08-31T19:00:00-05:00
- Issuing authority
- NWS Brownsville TX
Completed
Official record ended or left the source’s active window.
Latest official-source information
The combination of hot temperatures and humidity levels will
produce heat index values between 105 and 110 degrees for several
hours this afternoon into this evening. A few locations may
briefly experience heat index values at or above 111 degrees.
If spending time outside, drink plenty of water, wear light
weight and light colored clothing, and take frequent breaks from
the heat. Young children and pets should never be left unattended
in vehicles.
Meaningful official changes
The complete source history remains preserved. Routine monitoring snapshots and small gauge fluctuations are condensed here for readability.
- Record completedOfficial record ended or left the source’s active window.
- First recordedNew official record added to the monitor.
Original source
This record is derived from an official public source. Texas Hazard Watch preserves and organizes it but does not replace the issuing authority.