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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 73, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

February 26, 1998Montgomery County, Walker County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 26, 1998, 12:01 AM CST for Montgomery County, Walker County, Texas. It was in force for 59 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Feb 26, 1998, 12:01 AM CST (06:01 UTC)
Expired
Feb 26, 1998, 1:00 AM CST
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area
Whole counties

Counties Montgomery County, TX, Walker County, TX

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 26, 12:45 AM CSTThunderstorm WindSplendora, TXTrees blown down.

NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Feb 26, 12:00 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

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 severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Feb 25, 8:37 PM CST, 3 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 8:37 PM CST, 3 hours 24 minutes before
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In the hours before

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Special weather statement, Feb 25, 11:45 PM CST, 16 minutes before
TXZ163-164-177>179-198>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-261130-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1145 PM CST WED FEB 25 1998

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WATCH ISSUED FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6 AM THU FEB 26 1998 FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...

...GRIMES...WASHINGTON...AUSTIN...COLORADO...WALLER...WHARTON
...JACKSON...MATAGORDA...BRAZORIA...FORT BEND...MADISON...HOUSTON...
WALKER... MONTGOMERY...HARRIS...GALVESTON...CHAMBERS...LIBERTY...
SAN JACINTO...POLK...TRINITY

A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE AND A
DRY LINE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ARE MOVING EASTWARD INTO AN
INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE AIR MASS.  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALREADY
OCCURRING AND PRODUCING GOLF-BALL SIZED HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS
OVER 60 MPH EAST OF THE HILL COUNTRY WILL CONTINUE MOVING EASTWARD
AND BECOME MORE NUMEROUS.  THE MAJOR THREAT IS FOR HAIL ONE INCH IN
DIAMETER AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 80S MPH...HOWEVER ISOLATED
TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL.

PERSONS IN THESE COUNTIES SHOULD STAY ALERT AND CLOSELY MONITOR THIS
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION AND BE PREPARED
TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY SHOULD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER WEATHER NEWS SOURCES FOR
UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 25, 10:29 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXBurleson61 min
Feb 25, 10:49 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXBrazos61 min
Feb 25, 11:25 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXWashington60 min
Feb 25, 11:38 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXGrimes, Madison62 min
Feb 25, 11:43 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXHouston62 min
Feb 26, 12:25 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXWaller65 min
Feb 26, 12:37 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXSan Jacinto, Trinity68 min
Feb 26, 1:25 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXColorado60 min
Feb 26, 1:26 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXPolk64 min
Feb 26, 2:40 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningHGXWashington3 hr
Feb 26, 3:11 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningHGXAustin3 hr
Feb 26, 4:36 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXColorado, Wharton59 min
Feb 26, 4:39 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXJackson36 min
Feb 26, 4:43 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningHGXMontgomery112 min
Feb 26, 5:23 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXMatagorda32 min
Feb 26, 5:46 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXBrazoria29 min
Feb 26, 6:09 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXGalveston46 min
Feb 26, 6:12 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXHarris48 min
Feb 26, 6:21 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXChambers44 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.