Special Weather Statement — Zapata + 11 more areasSpecial Weather Statement — Zapata + 11 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 Hazard Watch. The official record named Zapata; Jim Hogg; Brooks; Inland Kenedy; Starr; 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
- Sep 8, 2026 · 8:30 PM CDT
- Record completed
- Sep 9, 2026 · 6:05 PM CDT
- Monitored duration
- 21 hours, 35 minutes
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Named areas
- Zapata; Jim Hogg; Brooks; Inland Kenedy; Starr; additional areas in official record
- Official expiration
- Sep 9, 2026 · 6:00 PM CDT
- Final monitor status
- Left the active NWS alert feed
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Record facts
- Event
- Special Weather Statement
- Affected Texas areas
- Zapata; Jim Hogg; Brooks; Inland Kenedy; Starr; Southern Hidalgo; Inland Willacy; Inland Cameron; Coastal Kenedy; Northern Hidalgo; Coastal Willacy; Coastal Cameron
- Effective
- 2026-09-08T20:27:00-05:00
- Expires
- 2026-09-09T18:00:00-05:00
- 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 elevated humidity levels
will produce heat index values between 108 and 111 degrees for
several hours Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday evening. A few
locations may briefly experience heat index values above 111F
degrees.
If you plan to spend 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
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