Southern Hidalgo County storm history

The slowly weakening inner eyewall of Hurricane Hanna eased into southern Hidalgo County along the Willacy County line during the evening of July 25th and would exit the southwest corner of the county just before daybreak on the 26th. Widespread wind damage was noted in more than…

A New York Times article described potential heat-related deaths, as provided by United States Border Patrol (USBP), during the afternoon of June 23, 2019, in the brush inside the levee along the Rio Grande south of McAllen. One woman (age unknown but assumed to be in her 20s) an…

The Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) at McAllen/Miller Airport recorded a peak heat index value of 113.8F at 453 PM CDT, with a nearly three hour period with values at or above 111F. The South Texas International Airport, 11 miles north-northeast of Edinburg, recorded a …

Severe (D2) level drought expanded to cover all of southern Hidalgo County on March 18th, with these conditions continuing until March 26th before heavy rains put a notable dent into the drought. Between March 10-17, relative humidity averaged around 15 percent during the afterno…

Local law enforcmement and state emergency management personnel, along with the Texas A&M Forest Service, reported a 130 acre wildfire along the Rio Grande 7 miles south-southeast of Donna, or immediately east of the Lower Rio Grande Wildlife Refuge at Santa Ana. The wildfire con…

Severe (D2) Drought developed across the western half of southern Hidalgo County on March 11th, which would expand to the entire zone on the 18th and continue through the rest of the month. Increasing stressors were noted in agriculture, with emerging spring crops showing signs o…

McAllen ASOS recorded about 29 hours of wind chills at or below 30F degrees from 1:55am-11:55am on February 20th, from 11:25pm on February 20th to 1:16pm on February 21st, and from 2:40am to 8:40am on February 22. A minimum wind chill temperature between 25-27F degrees occurred o…

McAllen recorded about 24 hours of freezing temperatures (32 degrees or lower) from 8:45pm January 21 to 8:50pm January 22, 2025. A minimum temperature between 26-27F degrees occurred between 2:53am to 3:53am on January 22.

McAllen recorded wind chills at or below 30F degrees for 8 hours from 10:53pm January 20 to 7:00am January 21. Minimum wind chills between 22-24F occurred between 12:53am to 9:53am on January 21.

Heat index values reached 111 or higher at McAllen/Miller International Airport (KMFE) for a couple hours. Values occurred between 1:53 PM and 3:53 PM CDT.

The Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) sensor at McAllen (KMFE) recorded a little more than 2 hours total of heat index values of 111F or higher between 2 PM and 530 PM CST, though the period was broken by a short break right around 4 PM (values just below 111F). Peak heat…

Heat index values reached 111 or higher at McAllen/Miller International Airport (KMFE) for several hours. Values occurred between 1130 AM and 130 PM CST, and again from 330 to 5 PM CST. Peak values reached 114 at 1153 AM CST.

McAllen International Airport (KMFE) recorded max heat indices between 112-118F for 4 hours, from 1:53-5:53 PM CDT on June 6, 2024.

McAllen International Airport (KMFE) recorded max heat indices between 111-124F for 7 hours, from 10:53 AM-6:53 PM CDT on June 5, 2024. Heat indices reached excessive heat criteria with values between 116-124F for 6 hours, from 11:53-5:53 PM CDT. Event time shown is for Excessive…

McAllen International Airport (KMFE) recorded max heat indices between 111-117F for 6 hours, from 11:53 AM-5:53 PM CDT on June 5, 2024.

McAllen International Airport (KMFE) recorded max heat indices between 111-116F for 5 hours, from 12:53 AM-5:53 PM CDT on June 3, 2024. Weslaco/Mid Valley Airport recorded a brief period of 111F (estimated 1400 to 1430 CST) .

McAllen International Airport (KMFE) recorded max heat indices between 111-114F for 3 hours, from 12:53 AM-4:55 PM CDT on June 1, 2024. The Remote Automated Weather Station (RAWS) at Santa Ana NWR east of Pharr recorded a peak heat index of 113.6F at 145 PM CDT, with 112F+ contin…

McAllen International Airport (KMFE) recorded max heat indices between 111-118F for 7 hours, from 10:53 AM-5:53 PM CDT on May 28, 2024. Excessive heat criteria (116F or higher) were reached from 12:30 PM until approximately 4:45 PM). The South Texas International Airport, 11 mile…

McAllen International Airport (KMFE) recorded max heat indices between 111-122F for 7 hours, from 11:53 AM-6:53 PM CDT on May 27, 2024. Heat indices reached Excessive Heat Warning criteria with values between 117-122F for 4 hours, from 1:53-5:53 PM CDT. South Texas International …

McAllen International Airport (KMFE) recorded max heat indices between 112-125F for 7 hours, from 11:53 AM-6:53 PM CDT on May 26, 2024. Heat indices reached excessive heat criteria with values between 116-125F for 6 hours, from 12:53-6:53 PM CDT. South Texas International Airport…

McAllen International Airport (KMFE) recorded max heat indices between 111-118F for 6 hours, from 11:30 AM-615 PM CDT on May 25, 2024. Peak value reached just below 118 at 353 PM, with values likely at 116 or higher from 330 and 430 PM. South Texas International Airport (11 miles…

McAllen International Airport (KMFE) recorded max heat indices between 113-121F for 5 hours, from 11:53 to around 6:30 PM CDT on May 24, 2024. Heat indices reached Excessive Heat Warning criteria with values between 116-121F for 4 hours, from around 130 until 530 PM. At South Tex…

McAllen International Airport (KMFE) recorded max heat indices between 111 and just below 116F for 5.5 hours from around 1230 through 6 PM CDT on May 23, 2024. Weslaco, farther east, held below 110 through the afternoon, but South Texas International Airport 11 miles north of Edi…

McAllen International Airport (KMFE) recorded max heat indices between 111 and just below 116F for 5.5 hours from around 1230 through 6 PM CDT on May 22, 2024. Weslaco, farther east, touched 111 at 255 PM CDT, but South Texas International Airport 11 miles north of Edinburg and a…

McAllen International Airport (KMFE) recorded max heat indices between 111-117F for 6 hours from 11:53 AM-5:53 PM CDT on May 21, 2024. A period of excessive heat - 116F or higher - lasted from 230 PM to 430 PM CDT.

The Automated Weather Observing System at the South Texas International Airport, 11 miles north of Edinburg and along the south/north Hidalgo line, recorded 2.5 hours of heat index of 111 or higher, peaking at 113F, between 435 and 635 PM. McAllen/Miller International Airport had…

McAllen International Airport (KMFE) recorded heat indices between 117 and at least 122F for 7 hours, from 12:53-7:53 PM CDT on May 9, 2024. Peak value of 122F (hourly) was reached at 453 CDT. Between the hours of 11:53 AM to 8:35 PM CDT (9 hours), heat indices were at least 111F…

Peak Heat Index reached 116F at McAllen/Miller Airport at around 130 PM CST and continue through around 630 PM CST on May 8th, peaking at 121F at 353 PM CST. Nearby Lower Rio Grande Valley Wildlife Refuge Remote Automated Weather Sensor (RAWS) along the Rio Grande southeast of Ph…

McAllen International Airport (KMFE) recorded max heat indices between 111-114F for a couple of hours, from 3:30-5:40 PM CDT on May 7, 2024. Values peaked at 114F at 353 PM CST. The South Texas International Airport (11 miles north of Edinburg) along the edge of southern and nort…

Multiple sites in southern Hildago County recorded temperatures at or below freezing between 8-11 hours (spanning between 1205 AM and 1115 AM on the 16th. This included McAllen, Weslaco, Santa Ana, and Agriscience. A Hard Freeze (temperatures below 28 degrees for 2 or more hours)…

A few sites in Southern Hildago County including McAllen, Weslaco, Santa Ana, and Agriscience recorded temperatures at or below freezing for roughly 5-12 hours (between 7:45 PM on the 16th and 855 AM on the 17th). A Hard Freeze (temperatures below 28 degrees for 2 or more hours) …

A Minimum Wind Chill value of 13F degrees was recorded in McAllen and Weslaco at 5:35 AM and 4:55 AM, respectively. The duration of temperatures within the wind chill criteria lasted between 9-11 hours.

Weslaco recorded 5 hours of freezing temperatures (32 degrees or lower) from 755AM to 1245PM on January 15, 2024. A minimum temperature of 31F degrees occurred between 855AM and 1135AM. Santa Ana recorded an hour of freezing temperatures (32 degrees or lower) from 845AM to 945AM …

A Minimum Wind Chill of 18F and 20F degrees was recorded in Weslaco and McAllen, at 9:55 AM and 10:10 AM, respectively. The duration of the wind chill criteria was less than a half hour at McAllen and for almost 4 hours at Weslaco.

Severe (D2) Drought persisted into early November across the western two-thirds of southern Hidalgo County, from near Progresso northwest through Donna to San Carlos (4 miles east of Edinburg). Rainfall of 3 to 5 inches between November 10th and 13th in this area would improve co…

The combination of pockets of heavy rainfall (0.5 to 1 inch) during the afternoon of October 5th, along with a more widespread area of 0.75 to 1 from late October 10 through early October 11, allowed drought improvement from D3 (Extreme) to D2 (Severe) across much of southern Hid…

Extreme (D3) Drought prevailed in southern Hidalgo, generally from the Rio Grande to 15-17 miles north of the river, bounded by Citrus City through south Edinburg to 5-8 miles north of Donna/Weslaco/Mercedes, with Severe (D2) Drought elsewhere, through October 16th. A broad area …

The McAllen-Miller International Airport ASOS station (KMFE) recorded heat indices reaching or exceeding 111 degrees between 1:53PM CDT and 4:53PM CDT the afternoon of September 6th. The South Texas International Airport AWOS station (KEBG) recorded heat indices reaching or excee…

The McAllen-Miller International Airport ASOS station (KMFE) recorded heat indices reaching or exceeding 111 degrees between 1:53PM CDT and 2:53PM CDT the afternoon of September 5th. The South Texas International Airport AWOS station (KEBG) recorded heat indices reaching or excee…

Extreme (D3) Drought developed in southwest portions of Hidalgo County, from the McAllen metro area west through the county line (Sullivan City) to about 10-12 miles north along the Starr County line. Severe (D2) Drought continued elsewhere in southern Hidalgo County through the …

The McAllen-Miller International Airport ASOS station (KMFE) recorded heat indices reaching or exceeding 111 degrees between 3:53PM CDT and 4:53PM CDT the afternoon of September 4th. The South Texas International Airport AWOS station (KEBG) recorded heat indices reaching or excee…

Severe (D2) Drought persisted from late August into early September across southern Hidalgo County (generally defined as locations south of FM 490), and mainly west of the Hargill/Monte Alto area (which were at Moderate, or D1, Drought).

Lack of persistent rain and hot to very hot temperatures allowed Severe (D2) Drought to develop across most of southern Hidalgo County on August 22nd except the northeastern portion of the zone extending 6 miles west of the Hidalgo/Willacy County line near Hargil and 7 miles sout…

The South Texas International Airport AWOS station (KEBG) recorded heat indices reaching or exceeding 111 degrees between 2:55PM CDT and 4:55PM CDT the afternoon of August 14th.

The McAllen-Miller International Airport ASOS station (KMFE) recorded heat indices reaching or exceeding 111 degrees between 1:53PM CDT and 3:53PM CDT the afternoon of August 13th. The South Texas International Airport AWOS station (KEBG) recorded heat indices reaching or exceedi…

The McAllen-Miller International Airport ASOS station (KMFE) recorded heat indices reaching or exceeding 111 degrees between 1:53PM CDT and 4:53PM CDT the afternoon of August 12th. The South Texas International Airport AWOS station (KEBG) recorded heat indices reaching or exceedi…

The McAllen-Miller International Airport ASOS station (KMFE) recorded heat indices reaching or exceeding 111 degrees between 1:53PM CDT and 3:53PM CDT the afternoon of August 11th. The South Texas International Airport AWOS station (KEBG) recorded heat indices reaching or exceedi…

The Granjeno Fire in southern Hidalgo County burned 970 acres. A Spot Request was received at 8:10 AM CDT on August 10th. It was contained at 12:17 PM CDT on August 11th. The event known as the Granjeno Fire was estimated to have ignited around 8:00 AM CDT about 1 mile south of G…

The McAllen-Miller International Airport ASOS station (KMFE) recorded heat indices reaching or exceeding 111 degrees between 12:53PM CDT and 4:53PM CDT the afternoon of August 10th. The South Texas International Airport AWOS station (KEBG) recorded heat indices reaching or exceed…

The McAllen-Miller International Airport ASOS station (KMFE) recorded heat indices reaching or exceeding 111 degrees between 1:53PM CDT and 3:53PM CDT the afternoon of August 9th. The South Texas International Airport AWOS station (KEBG) recorded heat indices reaching or exceedin…