Severe Thunderstorm Warning 4, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

SOUTHEAST TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON TX
235 PM CST THU JAN 12 1995

ACTIVITY ALREADY BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AS PRE-FRONTAL TROF IS KICKING UP
SOME RATHER HEALTHY STORMS IN WRN COUNTIES.  HOWEVER..MAIN THREAT REMAINS W
WITH THE COLD FRONT AND UPPER TROF. FAVORABLE POSTION OF THE INCOMING UPPER
JET WITH DISTURBANCES CURRENTLY ROTATING AROUND THE BASE OF THE TROF ALL PT
TO A STORMY NIGHT WHEN COMBINED WITH THE OTHER INGREDIENTS ALREADY IN PLACE.
LATEST WORD FROM SELS (VIA SAT) IS THAT THE TOR WATCH WILL BE EXTENDED EAST
LATER TONIGHT. LOOKING AHEAD..MODELS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF
A SFC LOW BY 24H OVER SE TX AND MOVING IT E ALONG THE COAST TO LA. OVtERRUN-
NING CLOUDS AND RAIN MAY LINGER UNTIL LATE FRI NIGHT FOR E/NERN PORTIONS OF
OUR FA AS HINTED AT BY ALL THREE PROGS. WL NOT DEVIATE MUCH FROM MOS TEMPS.
..FORTY-ONE..

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON TX
136 PM CST THU JAN 12 1995

TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHWEST PORTION OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS
VALID TILL 8PM TONIGHT. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE AREA GENERALLY NORTH AND
WEST OF A LINE FROM WOODVILLE TO CONROE TO COLUMBS. THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES ARE INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA HOUSTON, TRINITY, POLK, SAN
JACINTO, TRINITY, POLK, MONTGOMERY, WALKER, MADISON, BRAZOS, GRIMES
BURLESON, WASHINGTON, WALLER, AUSTIN, AND COLORADO.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALREADY FORMING OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUHEAST
TEXAS AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO SPREAD TO THE EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON.

IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDOORS THIS EVENING...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION AND KEEP A WEATHER EYE ON THE SKY.

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IN A HOME OR
BUSINESS IS AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE.  AVOID
WINDOWS.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON TX
405 PM CST THU JAN 12 1995

TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HARRIS...BRAZORIA...CHAMBERS...FORT BEND
GALVESTON...LIBERTY...MATAGORDA...MONTGOMERY...POLK...SAN JACINTO...WALLER
WHARTON...JACKSON...COLORADO...AND AUSTIN COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS UNTIL
1000 PM TONIGHT. TORNADO WATCHS NOW INCLUDE SOUTHEAST TEXAS GENERALLY WEST
OF A LINE HIGH ISLAND LUFKIN...INCLUDING THE HOUSTON...GALVESTON AREA.

CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS SOME POSSIBLE
SEVERE IN THE AREA THIS EVENING.  THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALREADY FORMING OVER
WESTERN AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO DEVELOP
AND SPREAD TO THE EAST DURING THE EVENING.

STAY TUNED FOR LATER INFORMATION ON THIS FAST DEVELOPING WEATHER EVENT.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON TX
405 PM CST THU JAN 12 1995

TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HARRIS...BRAZORIA...CHAMBERS...FORT BEND
GALVESTON...LIBERTY...MATAGORDA...MONTGOMERY...POLK...SAN JACINTO...WALLER
WHARTON...JACKSON...COLORADO...AND AUSTIN COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS UNTIL
1000 PM TONIGHT. TORNADO WATCHS NOW INCLUDE SOUTHEAST TEXAS GENERALLY WEST
OF A LINE HIGH ISLAND LUFKIN...INCLUDING THE HOUSTON...GALVESTON AREA.

CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS SOME POSSIBLE
SEVERE IN THE AREA THIS EVENING.  THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALREADY FORMING OVER
WESTERN AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO DEVELOP
AND SPREAD TO THE EAST DURING THE EVENING.

STAY TUNED FOR LATER INFORMATION ON THIS FAST DEVELOPING WEATHER EVENT.