Severe Thunderstorm Warning 116, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

SOUTHEAST TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
745 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 1997

WL NEED SOME TWEAKING OF 1ST/2D NOS/WORDING. COMPROMISE BETWEEN
NGM/ETA ON CDFNT MOVEMENT BES

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
520 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 1997

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 10 PM FOR EXTREME NORTHWESTERN PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
TEXAS. COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA INCLUDE:  BRAZOS...
BURLESON...MILAM...AND ROBERTSON COUNTIES.

A COOL FRONT MOVING THROUGH NORTH TEXAS WILL ENCOUNTER A MOIST AND
UNSTABLE AIRMASS AS IT CONTINUES MOVING TO THE SOUTH.  THIS UNSTABLE
AIRMASS COMBINED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CREATE AN
ENVIRONMENT CONDUCTIVE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.  SOME OF THE
STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LIMITS.

REMEMBER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA.  PERSONS IN THE AREA
SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK
SHELTER.

IF YOU OBSERVE SEVERE WEATHER PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE
LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.

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SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
830 PM CDT FRI MAY 30 1997

A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST OVER SOUTHEAST
TEXAS TONIGHT.  A LATE SPRING COLD FRONT WAS MOVING ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL TEXAS EARLY THIS EVENING...AND WAS NEAR A TYLER...WACO...
SAN ANGELO LINE. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE COLLEGE
STATION AREA AROUND 1-2 AM...THE HOUSTON AREA AROUND 3-4 AM...AND
GALVESTON AROUND 5-6 AM.

THE AIRMASS OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS REMAINS VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE
THIS EVENING...AND IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN SO WHEN THE COLD FRONT
APPROACHES. THE WIND PROFILE IS SUCH THAT WIDESPREAD CONVECTION OVER
OUR REGION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...ENOUGH INSTABILITIES EXIST
THAT SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP TONITE IN OUR
REGION...AHEAD OF AND NEAR THE COLD FRONT...MAY BECOME SEVERE.

THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL COME IN THE FORM OF LARGE HAIL...
DAMAGING WINDS AND...POSSIBLY ISOLATED TORNADOES.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS
WITH THESE STORMS WILL AVERAGE 1/2 TO 1 INCH WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF
2 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY MORNING.

EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND SKYWARN SPOTTERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE
ACTIVATION LATER TONIGHT.

RESIDENTS ACROSS THE AREA ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER
RADIO AND OTHER WEATHER NEWS SOURCES FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE
WATCHES AND WARNINGS.