Alert archive / Texas / Tornado Warnings in 1990
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 26, 1990, 3:57 PM CDT for Chambers County, Texas. It was in force for 33 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 26, 1990, 3:57 PM CDT (20:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 1990, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Chambers County, TX
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 4:00 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Chambers, TX |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 149 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 447 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 642 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KGLS 262057 TORGLS TXC071-262130- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GALVESTON TX 357 PM CDT THU APR 26 1990 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS ...NORTHERN CHAMBERS COUNTY THE CHAMBERS COUNTY SHERRIF'S DEPARTMENT HAS REPORTED A TORNADO ON INTERSTATE 10 NEAR THE OLD AND LOST RIVER BRIDGE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION. ACT QUICKLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. AVOID WINDOWS. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT. NNNN
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 26, 11:40 AM CDT, 4 hours 17 minutes before
TXZ047-049-037-032-046-045-046-261845- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON TX 1138 AM CDT THU APR 26 1990 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN COLORADO COUNTY UNTIL 1215 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST AND A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS... WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SATELLITE DATA INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTO MOVING INTO THE WESTERN PORTION OF COLORADO COUNTY. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS IN A LINE OF INCREASING THUNDERSTORMS THAT EXTENDED FROM NEAR COLLEGE STATION SOUTHWESTWARD TO NEAR CORPUS CHRISTI. THE LINE OF INCREASING STORMS WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT NEAR 15 MPH. INDICATIONS ARE THAT THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE MORE RAPIDLY TO SEVERE LEVELS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS COULD FORM IN WHARTON AND AUSTIN COUNTIES WITHIN THE NEXT ONE TO TWO HOURS. THIS STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND LOCAL STREET AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN AN HOUR OR TWO FOLLOWING THE ONSET OF HEAVY RAIN. REMAIN ALERT...LISTEN CAREFULLY TO YOUR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS ON THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER.
Special weather statement, Apr 26, 12:15 PM CDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before
TXZ047-049-037-032-046-045-261915- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON TX 1214 PM CDT THU APR 26 1990 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR COLORADO COUNTY UNTIL 1215 PM AND WILL LIKELY BE EXTENDED... ...A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT ALSO... ...STRONG POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL WITH A POTENTIAL TO CAUSE LOCAL URBAN FLOODING EXPECTED IN THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA BY 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON... RADAR INDICATES THE MOST INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS...POSSIBLY PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER...OVER COLORADO COUNTY. THOSE INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN A LINE OF INCREASING THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR COLLEGE STATION SOUTHWESTWARD OVER VICTORIA TO NEAR CORPUS CHRISTY. THE LINE OF STORMS WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 15 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...HEAVY RAINFALL CAUSING LOCAL FLOODING...AND IN LIGHTING ARE ALL POSSIBLE FROM HIS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. LISTEN FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS ON YOUR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND BE PRXEPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA OR THREATENNG WEATHER IS SIGHTED.
Special weather statement, Apr 26, 12:22 PM CDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before
TXZ047-049-037-032-046-045-261915- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON TX 1214 PM CDT THU APR 26 1990 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR COLORADO COUNTY UNTIL 115 PM. ...A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT ALSO... ...STRONG POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL WITH A POTENTIAL TO CAUSE LOCAL URBAN FLOODING EXPECTED IN THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA BY 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON... RADAR INDICATES THE MOST INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS...POSSIBLY PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER...OVER COLORADO COUNTY. THOSE INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN A LINE OF INCREASING THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR COLLEGE STATION SOUTHWESTWARD OVER VICTORIA TO NEAR CORPUS CHRISTI. THE LINE OF STORMS WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 15 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...HEAVY RAINFALL CAUSING LOCAL FLOODING...AND INTENSE LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE FROM HIS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. LISTEN FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS ON YOUR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SiAFETY IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA OR THREATENNG WEATHER IS SIGHTED.
Special weather statement, Apr 26, 1:42 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
TXZ047-049-037-032-046-045-032-262045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON TX 140 PM CDT THU APR 26 1990 ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHEST TEXAS AND A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...CAUSING GUSTY WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCAL STREET FLOODING MOVE INTO HARRIS COUNTY. WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATES A 25 MILE WIDE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM HOUSTON COUNTY NEAR CROCKETT...SOUTHWARD TO NORTHERN HARRIS COUNTY...AND THEN SOUTHWESTWARD TO NEAR CORPUS CHRISTI. THE MOST INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS IN THIS LINE WERE LOCATED OVER NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY NEAR WILLIS AND KATY IN EXTREME SOUTHWEST HARRIS COUNTY. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMSD WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY AND DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...AND INTENSE LIGHTNING CAN ALL BE EXPECTED IF THUNDERSTORMS BECOME SEVERE. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS DEFINATELY EXPECTED AND LOCAL URBAN FLOODING IS LIKELY...ESPECIALLY FREEWAY FEEDER ROADS. LISTEN FOR THE LATEST I\NFORMATION ON YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND BE PEPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTIOIF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA OR SEVERE WEATHER IS SIGHTED.
Special weather statement, Apr 26, 1:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
TXZ047-049-037-032-046-045-032-262045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON TX 140 PM CDT THU APR 26 1990 ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHEST TEXAS AND A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...CAUSING GUSTY WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCAL STREET FLOODING MOVE INTO HARRIS COUNTY. WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATES A 25 MILE WIDE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM HOUSTON COUNTY NEAR CROCKETT...SOUTHWARD TO NORTHERN HARRIS COUNTY...AND THEN SOUTHWESTWARD TO NEAR CORPUS CHRISTI. THE MOST INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS IN THIS LINE WERE LOCATED OVER NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY NEAR WILLIS AND KATY IN EXTREME SOUTHWEST HARRIS COUNTY. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMSD WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY AND DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...AND INTENSE LIGHTNING CAN ALL BE EXPECTED IF THUNDERSTORMS BECOME SEVERE. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS DEFINATELY EXPECTED AND LOCAL URBAN FLOODING IS LIKELY...ESPECIALLY FREEWAY FEEDER ROADS. LISTEN FOR THE LATEST IbNFORMATION ON YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND BE PEPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTIOIF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA OR SEVERE WEATHER IS SIGHTED.
Special weather statement, Apr 26, 3:02 PM CDT, 55 minutes before
TXZ047-032-037-045>47-049-262100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON TX 301 PM CDT THU APR 26 1990 ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHEST TEXAS UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS... AT 3 PM..A SOLID LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING THROUGH THE CENTER OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...STRETCHING FROM LAKE LIVINGSTON THROUGH HOUSTON AND TO THE COAST AT PALACIOS. HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT HAS HAD 1.83 INCHES OF RAIN BETWEEN 2 AND 3 PM AS THE STORMS MOVED THROUGH. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF DAMAGING WINDS REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...HOWEVER THERE REMAINS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OR TORNADOS ANYWHERE WITHIN THIS SQALL LINE. . THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WHILE INDIVIDUAL STORMS WITHIN THE LINE ARE MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHEAST. THE COUNTIES THAT WILL BE MOST AFFECTED BY THE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NEXT HOUR INCLUDE SAN-JACINTO...EAST MONTGOMERY...LIBERTY...EASTERN HALF OF HARRIS...EASTERN FORT-BEND...MATAGORDA...AND BRAZORIA COUNTIES... RESIDENTS IN THESE COUNTIES SHOULD STAY TUNED T)O WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO AND TV...FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THE PROGRESS OF THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER AND READY TO TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 11:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Colorado | 61 min |
| Apr 26, 12:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Colorado | 58 min |
| Apr 26, 1:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Fort Bend, Harris | 59 min |
| Apr 26, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Chambers, Galveston | 2 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.