Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 18, 1992, 6:26 PM CST for Harris County, Texas. It was in force for 64 min. 2 reports 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
- Mar 18, 1992, 6:26 PM CST (00:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 1992, 7:30 PM CST
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Harris County, TX
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 6:30 PM CST | Hail 1 | Harris, TX | |
| Mar 18, 6:42 PM CST | Hail 2 | Harris, 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 text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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, Mar 18, 12:50 PM CST, 5 hours 36 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Mar 18, 2:47 PM CST, 3 hours 39 minutes before
TXZ046-049-045-182145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON TX 248 PM CST WED MAR 18 1992 ...LIBERTY...SAN JACINTO...POLK...GALVESTON...AND CHAMBERS COUNTIES HAVE BEEN CLEARED FROM THE TORNADO WATCH.... THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS DECREASED FOR LIBERTY...SAN JACINTO.. POLK...GALVESTON AND CHAMBERS COUNTIES AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. THE TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND IN LOUISIANA.
Special weather statement, Mar 18, 5:38 PM CST, 48 minutes before
TXC015-201-473-190045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON TX 538 PM CST WED MAR 18 1992 AT 530 PM CST RADAR INDICATED THAT A STRONG THUNDERSTORM HAS DEVELOPED OVER SOUTHERN AUSTIN COUNTY. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT ABOUT 35 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO SOUTHERN WALLER COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN HARRIS COUNTY. RESIDENTS IN THESE COUNTIES SHOULD REAMIN ALERT FOR THE POSSIBLITY OF THREATENING WEATHER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR TO LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES AS NEEDED.
Special weather statement, Mar 18, 6:05 PM CST, 21 minutes before
TXZ048-190400- SPECIAL WEATHER AND MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GALVESTON TEXAS 600 PM CST WED MAR 18 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 10 PM CST FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS WHICH INCLUDES GALVESTON AND CHAMBERS COUNTIES AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. AT 600 PM...AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN... EXTENDED FROM NEAR HEMPSTEAD TO TOLEDO BEND RESERVOIR...MOVING EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. REMEMBER THAT A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES. ALL PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA... WHICH INCLUDES MOST OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS... SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE# WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Mar 18, 6:16 PM CST, 10 minutes before
TXZ049-047-046-045-190215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON TX 611 PM CST WED MAR 18 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH ISSUED FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS... THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS UNIL 1000 PM CST. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE METROPOLITAN AREAS OF HOUSTON AND GALVESTON. THE WATCH ALSO INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: LIBERTY...FORT BEND AND BRAZORIA. A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. AT 615 PM CST RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHERN HARRIS COUNTY. STRONG WINDS...HEAVY RAIN AND MARBLE SIZED HAIL HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT ABOUT 35 MPH. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOWR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA OR TO LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 6:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Liberty | 64 min |
| Mar 18, 7:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HGX | Chambers | 57 min |
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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.