Willacy Island storm history

Port Mansfield recorded freezing temperatures (32F degrees or lower) for 9.5 hours from midnight - 9:30 AM CST on Monday January 26th. The freeze is also determined by proxy observations with southeastern Kenedy (Rincon del San Jose) and northeastern Cameron County, and by proxy …

Extreme Cold Warning Criteria (Wind chills at or below 20F) was reached at Port Isabel Airport (PIL) for about 7 hours from 3am - 10am CST Monday January 26th. By proxy with observations at Rincon del San Jose (TCOON, southeast Kenedy), it can be assumed that there were 7 hours o…

Realitos, TX recorded minimum wind chill values at or below 30F degrees (Cold Weather Advisory Criteria) for nearly 12 hours from 12:24am and 12:24 pm CST on Sunday January 25th. Rincon del San Jose (southeast Kenedy) reached 27F by midnight; interpolating between the sites indic…

Port Isabel Airport (PIL) ASOS recorded about 47.5 hours of wind chills at or below 30F degrees from 10:30pm on February 19 to 1:35pm on February 20th, from 3:25pm on February 20th to 10:53am on February 21st, and from 3:50am to 4:40pm on February 22. Minimum wind chill temperatu…

The Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network (TCOON)/C-MAN platform at Brazos Santiago (South Padre Island), along the Isla Blanca jetty just inshore from the beachfront, recorded a prolonged period of much higher than predicted tides, with departures generally 2 feet or more abov…

Rincon del San Jose in Coastal Kenedy County recorded temperatures at or below freezing for 5.5 hours (between 330 AM and 9 AM on the 17th). A minimum temperature of 29F was recorded at 8 AM on the 17th. By proxy, and based on interpolation of temperatures from northeast coastal …

Multiple sites in Coastal Cameron County recorded temperatures at or below freezing between 10-11 hours (spanning between 120 AM and 112 PM on the 16th, while north of the county line, 18 to 19 hours were recorded at Rincon del San Jose along Laguna Madre in south-central Kenedy.…

A Minimum Wind Chill value of 11F and 13F degrees was recorded in Bayview and Realitos at 6:55 AM and 7:54 AM, respectively. By proxy, it is assumed that similar conditions occurred on the Willacy County barrier island, east of Port Mansfield. The duration of temperatures within …

Severe (D2) Drought continued across the northern third of the Willacy barrier island, including the Port Mansfield fishing channel and jetties. Drought improved to Moderate (D1) levels on the 10th courtesy of thunderstorm rains that dropped an estimated 1 to 2 inches of rainfall…

Severe (D2) Drought arrived in northern portion of the Willacy County barrier island on the 26th of September, as positive effects from 1 to nearly 3 inches of rainfall associated with Tropical Storm Harold dried up in the record heat and low monthly rainfall (10-25 percent of av…

Temperatures fell below freezing around 4:00AM CST on December 23rd and remained below freezing until 8:00PM CST. The Yturria Union Pacific Railroad mesonet site (UR295) in northern Willacy County recorded a minimum temperature of 23 degrees; the Texas Coastal Ocean Observing Net…

The Mansfield 2022 Wildfire started on the morning of April 7th across the southern tip of Padre Island, near the cut for Port Mansfield. It burned 438 acres and was contained the evening of April 7th.