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Flash Flood Warning 64, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this flash flood warning at Dec 18, 1995, 6:37 AM CST for Chambers County, Galveston County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 18, 1995, 6:37 AM CST (12:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 18, 1995, 9:45 AM CST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Chambers County, TX, Galveston County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 454 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 538 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 336 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 394 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.9
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 flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Dec 18, 3:40 AM CST, 2 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 18, 3:40 AM CST, 2 hours 57 minutes before
SOUTHEAST TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 340 AM CST MON DEC 18 1995 HGX WSR-88D STILL DOWN AS WE WAIT FOR PARTS TO ARRIVE. ALSO STILL RELYING ON GRK/EWX/FWS FOR INPUT. THANKS YALL. SEVERE WX OPERATIONS CONTINUING THIS MORNING AS ANOTHER JET STREAK ROUNDS THE BASE OF THE DEEP MID/UPPER LOW (CURRENTLY SPINNING OVER NM/AZ BORDER) INDUCING ACTIVITY OVER SE TX AHEAD OF THE WEAK QUASI -STATIONARY BOUNDARY FROM TXK TO GRK TO SOMEWHERE BETWEEN LRD/DLF. HELICITY VALUES THRU THE ROOF AS MOIST AND UNSTABLE AMS REMAINS IN PLACE. WHILE ALL 3 MODELS HAVE COME AROUND AND ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT WILL GAMBLE WITH A SLOWER MOVEMENT OF ALL FEATURES. W/V IMAGERY INDICATED THE LOW HAS NOT MOVED MUCH THIS MORNING...A VERY SLIGHT SHIFT TO THE S IF AT ALL...WHICH SHUD HELP TO DELAY THINGS. LOOPS ALSO SHOW ANOTHER STREAK STARTING TO MOVE IN AROUND ON ITS W SIDE. THE TIMING OF THIS TO SC/SE TX (FROM RAMSDIS) APPEARS TO BE SOMETIME AFTER NOON. THUS...WILL KEEP POPS UP TODY ALONG WITH THE MENTION OF SVRWX/HVY RAINS. FFA WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY TO EWX FOR THEIR PERUSAL. FROPA TO THE COAST BY THE EARLY EVENING WITH WINDY CONDITIONS. P/C SKIES BY TOMORROW IF IT ALL COMES TO PASS. 41
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 18, 2:26 AM CST, 4 hours 11 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT...PRELIMINARY...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON TX
225 AM CST MON DEC 187 1995
...REPORTS OF SEVERE EVENTS OCCURRING ON 12/17/95 TIME
.....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
210 AM HWY 908 TX 3/4 INCH HAIL REPORTED
12/17/95 BURLESON COUNTY BY SHERIFFS OFFICE
325 AM ANDERSON TX STRONG WINDS REPORTEDY
12/17/95 GRIMES COUNTY BY SHERIFF OFFICE.
400 AM MONTGOMERY TX INTERSECTION FMS 1097
12/17/95 MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND 105. VEHICLES BLOWN
OFF ROAD. 6 TORNADOES
REPORTED.
446 AM WILLIS TX PEA SIZE HAIL.
12/17/95 MONTGOMERY COUNTY
515 AM COLDSPRING TX QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN
12/17/95 SAN JACINTO THE CITY.
553 AM LIVINGSTON TX DIME TO QUARTER SIZE
12/17/95 POLK REPORTED BY SHERIFF.
553 AM POINT BLANK/COLDSPRING TX SHERIFF RPTD DIME/QUARTER
12/17/95 SAN JACINTO COUNTY SIZE HAIL COVERING GROUND
FROM POINT BLANK TO
COLDSPRING.
600 AM BAY CITY TX 50 KT WIND GUST AT BAY
12/17/95 MATAGORDA COUNTY CITY REPORTED BY SPOTTER
AT 538 AM.
600 AM LIVINSTON TX QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
12/17/95 POLK COUNTY
615 AM COLDSPRING TX HWY 156 NEAR COLDSPRING.
12/17/95 SAN JACINTO CARS SLIDING OFF ROAD DUE
HAIL COVERING THE ROAD
615 AM LIVINGSTON TX WIND DAMAGE REPORTED BY
12/17/95 POLK COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE. POWER
LINES DOWN/BRANCHES BROKEN
622 AM BRENHAM TX BRENHAM POLICE REPORTED
12/17/95 WASHINGTON BASEBALL SIZE HAIL
632 AM LIVINGSTON TX 3/4 INCH HAIL IN CITY
12/17/95 POLK POLICE OFFICER REPORTED
WIND DAMAGE TO HIS CAR
(POSSIBLE TORNADO) AT 549
AM...STREET FLOODING.
632 AM BRAZORIA TX ESTMD 50 KNOT WIND GUST
12/17/95 BRAZORIA
723 AM TIPPY CREEK TX OVERTURNED TRAILER 4.5
12/17/95 POLK MILES WEST OF LIVINGSTON
INJURIES REPORTED.
730 AM LIVINGSTON TX CONFIRMED TORNADO IN THE
12/17/95 POLK CITY...SHERIFF REPORT
TREES DOWN...CARS DAMAGED
AND ROOFS OFF BUILDINGS.
735 AM BLESSING TX SHERIFF CONFIRMED TORNADO
12/17/95 MATAGORDA NEAR BLESSING...ROOF DMG
AND NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
805 AM COLLEGEPORT TX NUMEROUS DAMAGE REPORTS...
12/17/95 MATAGORDA UNCONFIRMED TORNADO. TREES
DOWN...HOUSES IN MARKHAM
DAMAGED...WINDOWS BLOWN
OUT IN BAY CITY WITH ROOF
DAMAGE/UTILITY POLES DOWN.
835 AM WEST COLUMBIA TX DIME SIZE HAIL
12/17/95 BRAZORIA
835 AM PECAN GROVE TX FLOODING OF STREETS
12/17/95 FT BEND
913 AM EDNA TX SHERIFF REPORTED STREET
12/17/95 JACKSON FLOODING
916 AM HOUSTON TX GULF FREEWAY SERVICE ROADS
12/1795 HARRIS HAVE SOME HIGH WATER.
1015 AM DICKINSON TX HAM REPORTED 10 INCH LIMBS
12/17/95 GALVESTON BROKEN IN THE CITY...TEXAS
CITY REPORTS POWER OUTAGES
1020 AM COLDSPRING TX ROOF BLOWN OFF SCHOOL
12/17/95 SAN JACINTO (TIME UNKNOWN)
1024 AM HOUSTON TX HIGH WATER ON SERVICE
12/17/95 HARRIS ROADS OF I-10 BETWEEN
FEDERAL...UVALDE AND
MCCLARTY.
1030 AM NEAR CLEVELAND TX TREES DOWN ON FM 1010.
12/17/95 LIBERTY BEFORE 1015 AM
1034 AM SMITH POINT TX LOTS OF HAIL AT 1030 AM.
12/17/95 CHAMBERS WIND DAMAGE...ESTIMATED 60
MPH. CARS BLOWN OFF ROAD
WINNIE AT 10 IN WINNIE AT 10-1015 AM ON
I-10
1035 AM LAKE JACKSON TX PEA SIZE HAIL AND HIGH
12/17/95 BRAZORIA WINDS ON HWY 288
1036 AM ROLEOVER PASS TX POSSIBLE TORNADO
12/17/95 BRAZORIA OFFSHORE WATERS
1040 AM HOUSTON TX TREES DOWN NORTH LOOP
12/17/95 HARRIS EAST OF U.S. 59.(1028 AM)
TREES DOWN BELTWAY 8 SOUTH
OF 1-10.
1100 AM HOUSTON TX I-10 TO UVALDE-TREE BLOWN
12/17/95 HARRIS ON TO CAR...2 PERSONS
INJURED TIME UNKNOWN
1103 AM ANGLETON TX EXTENSIVE STREET FLOODING
12/17/95 BRAZORIA BUSINESS 288.
1125 AM BAY CITY TX HOMES WERE FLOODING DUE
12/17/95 MATAGORDA TO 6.2 INCHES OF RAIN.
235 PM DICKINSON TX WIDESPREAD STREET FLOOD-
12/17/95 GALVESTON ING
236 PM THE WOODLANDS TX PEA SIZE HAIL
12/17/95 MONTGOMERY
249 PM SANTA FE TX NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED
12/17/95 GALVESTON 6.54 INCHES OF RAIN
250 PM WINNIE TX HWY 124 HAD HIGH WATER
12/17/95 CHAMBERS
605 PM ANGLETON TX WATER IN BUSINESSES
12/17/95 BRAZORIA DOWNTOWN REPORTED BY PD.
610 PM LAKE JACKSON TX STREET FLOODING REPORTED
12/17/95 BRAZORIA BY POLICE.
612 PM ANGLETON TX SEVERE HAIL REPORTED BY
12/17/95 BRAZORIA PD ON HWY 220 EAST OF 288.
PERSONS RUNNING FOR COVER.
635 PM SWEENEY TX HAM REPORT OF 6.5 INCHES
12/17/95 BRAZORIA OF RAIN.
925 PM LEGGETT TX CONFIRMED 1/4 INCH HAIL
12/17/95 POLK REPORTED AT 805 PM BY SO.
935 PM COLLEGE STATION TX AT EASTERWOOD FIELD RPTD
12/17/95 BRAZOS 1/4 INCH HAIL AND .98
PER HOUR.Special weather statement, Dec 18, 4:55 AM CST, 1 hour 42 minutes before
TXZ163-164-176>179-198>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-511-513-181655- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON TX 455 AM CST MON DEC 18 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS UNTIL 1100 AM... A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS UNTIL 1100 AM. THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES THE TORNADO WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS UNTIL 500 AM. THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ARE INCLUDED IN THIS TORNADO WATCH... HOUSTON...TRINITY...WALKER...POLK...MADISON...GRIMES...MONTGOMERY... SAN JACINTO...AUSTIN...WALLER...HARRIS...LIBERTY...COLORADO... WHARTON...FORT BEND...CHAMBERS...GALVESTON...BRAZORIA...MATAGORDA... AND JACKSON. THE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS REMAINS VERY UNSTABLE AND CONDUCIVE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTOM DEVELOPMENT. THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY OCCURRING ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY DURING THE MORNING HOURS. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...FLOODING...AND TORNADOES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER WEATHER NEWS FOR FUTURE STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 6:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Brazoria | 58 min |
| Dec 17, 6:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Trinity | 60 min |
| Dec 17, 8:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Polk | 55 min |
| Dec 17, 8:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Burleson, Washington | 50 min |
| Dec 17, 8:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Brazos, Burleson | 65 min |
| Dec 17, 9:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Grimes, Madison | 65 min |
| Dec 17, 9:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Grimes, Madison | 60 min |
| Dec 18, 12:26 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Chambers, Galveston | 3 hr |
| Dec 18, 2:18 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Austin | 57 min |
| Dec 18, 2:45 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Washington | 45 min |
| Dec 18, 2:54 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Colorado | 66 min |
| Dec 18, 3:06 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Colorado | 114 min |
| Dec 18, 3:06 AM CST | Tornado Warning | HGX | Colorado | 114 min |
| Dec 18, 3:09 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Brazos, Grimes | 66 min |
| Dec 18, 3:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Walker | 66 min |
| Dec 18, 3:43 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Austin | 62 min |
| Dec 18, 3:43 AM CST | Tornado Warning | HGX | Austin | 62 min |
| Dec 18, 3:47 AM CST | Tornado Warning | HGX | Wharton | 58 min |
| Dec 18, 4:05 AM CST | Tornado Warning | HGX | Waller | 55 min |
| Dec 18, 4:14 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Fort Bend | 61 min |
| Dec 18, 4:14 AM CST | Tornado Warning | HGX | Fort Bend | 61 min |
| Dec 18, 4:17 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Grimes | 118 min |
| Dec 18, 4:17 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Grimes | 118 min |
| Dec 18, 4:33 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 117 min |
| Dec 18, 4:33 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Harris | 117 min |
| Dec 18, 4:46 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Montgomery | 119 min |
| Dec 18, 4:46 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Montgomery | 119 min |
| Dec 18, 4:52 AM CST | Tornado Warning | HGX | Harris | 68 min |
| Dec 18, 4:57 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Colorado | 2 hr |
| Dec 18, 4:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Colorado | 2 hr |
| Dec 18, 5:12 AM CST | Tornado Warning | HGX | Harris, Montgomery | 63 min |
| Dec 18, 5:18 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Jackson | 57 min |
| Dec 18, 5:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Liberty | 66 min |
| Dec 18, 6:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Polk | 56 min |
| Dec 18, 6:21 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Liberty, Polk | 3 hr |
| Dec 18, 6:33 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Galveston, Harris | 57 min |
| Dec 18, 6:37 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Matagorda | 3 hr |
| Dec 18, 6:40 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Liberty | 65 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.