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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

May 2, 1993Galveston County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this tornado warning at May 2, 1993, 4:55 AM CDT for Galveston County, Texas. It was in force for 110 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 2, 1993, 4:55 AM CDT (09:55 UTC)
Expired
May 2, 1993, 6:45 AM CDT
In force
110 min
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area
Whole counties

County Galveston County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 2, 4:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXChambers, Galveston95 min

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.