Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

Issued

Jan 6, 1997, 6:38 PM CST (00:38 UTC)

Expired

Jan 6, 1997, 7:45 PM CST

In force

67 min

Issued by

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

Area

Whole counties

Counties Chambers County, TX, Galveston County, TX

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TTAA00 KHOU 070036 RRA
SVRHOU
TXC071-167-511-513-070145-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
638 PM CST MON JAN 6 1997
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  745 PM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS
 
   ...CHAMBERS COUNTY...GALVESTON COUNTY
 
AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS...ICLUDING GALVESTON BAY
 
 
AT 633 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM BETWEEN
JAMAICA BEACH AND GALVESTON MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. SPOTTER REPORTS
IN JAMAICA BEACH HAVE REPORTED 1/2 INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
40 MPH. THIS STORM WILL ALSO AFFECT THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS AND
GALVESTON BAY. THIS STORM WILL LIKELY AFFECT COASTAL SECTIONS OF
CHAMBERS COUNTY BY 700 PM.
 
MARINERS SHOULD EXPECT ROUGH SEAS AND SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT IF POSSIBLE.
IF CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER...STAY BELOW WEATHER DECKS AND AWAY FROM
UNGROUNDED METAL OBJECTS.
 
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM.  IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND
VERY HEAVY RAIN.  IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE... MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
 
 
 
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NWS Houston/Galveston, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jan 6, 2:15 PM CST, 4 hours 23 minutes earlier.

SOUTHEAST TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
215 PM CST MON JAN 6 1997

AGREE THAT SE TX WX WILL STAY CLOUDY...WINDY AND COLD THROUGH THIS
FCST PERIOD.  WITH THE VERY IMPRESSIVE LOOKING UPPER LOW TO OUR WEST
MOVING TO THE EAST ONLY VERY SLOWY THE NEXT 48H...THE GOOD FEED OF
PACIFIC MOISTURE WITH EMBEDDED PULSES TO CONTINUE.  STRONG CAA AT THE
SFC TO ALSO CONTINUE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS OR SO.  ANOTHER SFC
FEATURE OF NOTE IS THE DEEPENING LOW OFF THE LOWER TX COAST.  THIS
SYSTEM IS PROGGED TO MOVE TO THE NE (UP THE COAST) THRU THE PD -
AIDING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL SHRA/+SHRA ON WED.  GIVEN THE
GOOD DYNAMICS AND AVAILABLITY OF A DEEP LAYER OF MOISTURE...MAIN FCST
PROBLEM IS THEN THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY WINTER-TYPE PCPN.  FOR TONIGHT
/EARLY TUE MORNING...PROBABLY NOT AS THE MID LEVELS ARE PROGGED TO
REMAIN TOO WARM.  NEXT BEST CHC APPEARS TO BE TUE NIGHT/WED MORNING -
ESPECIALLY FOR THE NRN ZONES.  ATTM...WOULD LIKE TO HOLD OFF ON ANY
MENTION OF A WSW FOR SE TX AS THIS IS STILL A BIT OFF AND LET LATER
SHIFTS EVALUATE FURTHER WITH ANOTHER MODEL RUN UNDER THEIR BELTS.
HOWEVER...AM PLAYING WITH THE IDEA OF AN SPS AS A HEADS UP.  WILL
TREND TEMPS TOWARD THE SLIGHTLY WARMER FWC NUMBERS.  41

PRELIMINARIES...
CLL RX 34/36 30/37 8888
IAH RR 37/40 33/38 8888
GLS RR 40/43 37/44 7888

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 1997Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1997

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