Alert archive / Texas / Tornado Warnings in 1992
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this tornado warning at Mar 18, 1992, 7:33 PM CST for Chambers County, Texas. It was in force for 57 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
- Mar 18, 1992, 7:33 PM CST (01:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 1992, 8:30 PM CST
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Chambers County, TX
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 7:36 PM CST | Tornado F1 | 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 00:00Z, 1.6 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
- 1036 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 635 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 3.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KGLS 190133 TORGLS TXC071-190230- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GALVESTON TX 733 PM CST WED MAR 18 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A TORNADO AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 830 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS ...NORTHERN CHAMBERS COUNTY AND THE NORTH HALF OF GALVESTON BAY... RADAR INDICATES A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER THE NORTH END OF GALVESTON BAY...MIDWAY BETWEEN BAYTOWN AND ANAHUAC AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS... OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCEJD BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. MARINERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE PORT IMMEDIATELY. 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, Mar 18, 2:47 PM CST, 4 hours 46 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, 1 hour 55 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, 1 hour 28 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, 1 hour 17 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.
Special weather statement, Mar 18, 6:40 PM CST, 53 minutes before
TXZ049-047-046-045-190215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION TO COUNTIES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON TX 635 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...SAN JACINTO... POLK...WALLER...MATAGORDA...MONTGOMERY 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 FOR 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, 6:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Harris | 64 min |
| Mar 18, 6:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Liberty | 64 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.