Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2000
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 10, 2000, 8:56 PM CST for Grimes County, Washington County, Texas. It was in force for 49 min. 2 reports 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
- Mar 10, 2000, 8:56 PM CST (02:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 10, 2000, 9:45 PM CST
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Grimes County, TX, Washington County, TX
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 9:10 PM CST | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington, TX | Trees down on Schwertz Road. |
| Mar 10, 9:20 PM CST | Hail 1.75 | Long Pt, TX | Golfball sized hail on south side of Lake Somerville. |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 4:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 4:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 6:15 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 289 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
- 1545 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 716 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 5.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS54 KHGX 110259 SVRHOU TXC185-477-110345- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 856 PM CST FRI MAR 10 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... GRIMES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS * UNTIL 945 PM CST * AT 851 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF INDEPENDENCE...MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE... WASHINGTON TODD MISSION COURTNEY WILLIAM PENN MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE WARNING. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL OCCUR WITH THIS STORM. PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE COUNTY SHERIFF...LOCAL PO8LICE... OR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
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 Mar 10, 8:50 PM CST, 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 10, 8:50 PM CST, 6 minutes before
SOUTHEAST TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
850 PM CST FRI MAR 10 2000
GETTING REPORTS OF DAMAGE IN BURLESON COUNTY ALONG PATH OF BEST
ROTATION FROM SUPERCELL AHEAD OF COLD FRONT. GOOD CALL SPC IN
UPGRADING TO TORNADO WATCH EARLIER...
SHOULD THE BIG CELL HOLD TOGETHER TRACK WILL LIKELY TAKE IT ACROSS
MONTGOMERY COUNTY. FRONT MAKING SPEEDY PROGRESS AND APPEARS IT
WILL EVENTUALLY OVERTAKE CURRENT SEVERE CELLS. EXPECT SQUALL LINE
AND FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH HOUSTON AREA 10-12 THEN OFF THE COAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. CURRENT ZONES WILL BE LEFT AS IS AND WILL UPDATE TO
CLEAR ZONES FROM WATCH AFTER FRONT PASSES. ONLY MINOR CHANGES TO
MARINE.
.KHGX...TORNADO WATCH THROUGH 06Z FOR ALL SE TX COUNTIES.
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY FOR ALL BAYS AND
COASTAL WATERS.
30 ET ALIn the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 10, 3:43 PM CST, 5 hours 13 minutes before
TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-237-238-110400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 343 PM CST FRI MAR 10 2000 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM THIS EVENING... THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS IN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 1000 PM THIS EVENING. THE WATCH INCLUDES METRO HOUSTON/GALVESTON...COLLEGE STATION... COLUMBUS...MADISONVILLE...CROCKETT...HUNTSVILLE...CONROE...AND LIBERTY. AT PRESENT...MATAGORDA AND JACKSON COUNTIES ARE NOT INCLUDED...BUT MAY BE ADDED LATER THIS EVENING. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS PROGRESSING SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE AREA FROM CENTRAL TEXAS. THE AIRMASS AHEAD OF THE FRONT IS WARM AND MOIST. COOLER DRIER AIR IS FOUND BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS IN THE ATMOSPHERE ARE ALSO INCREASING IN SPEED WITH HEIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF SHEAR... INSTABILITY AND THE STRONG BOUNDARY HEADED FOR THE REGION COULD CAUSE SOME OF THE STORMS TO BE SEVERE...PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR THE AREA WILL BE GREATEST THIS EVENING BEFORE THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION AREA THIS EVENING...METRO HOUSTON BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 300 AM...AND THE COASTLINE SHORTLY THEREAFTER. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A THUNDERSTORM THROUGH THIS EVENING...BE ALERT FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. THE BEST PLACE TO BE IN SEVERE WEATHER IS INSIDE A REINFORCED STRUCTURE AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS THROUGH THE EVENING.
Local storm report, Mar 10, 4:54 PM CST, 4 hours 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
454 PM CST FRI MAR 10 2000
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0340 PM PENNINGTON TX .88 INCH HAIL
03/10/00 HOUSTON REPORTED BY HOUSTON
COUNTY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0410 PM MOSCOW TX .75 INCH HAIL
03/10/00 POLK REPORTED BY THE POLK
COUNTY SHERIFF.Special weather statement, Mar 10, 6:15 PM CST, 2 hours 41 minutes before
TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-110600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 615 PM CST FRI MAR 10 2000 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS... THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS REPLACED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS UNTIL 1000 PM WITH A TORNADO WATCH. THE TORNADO WATCH COVER ALL SOUTHEAST TEXAS COUNTIES... METRO HOUSTON/GALVESTON...COLLEGE STATION...COLUMBUS...MADISONVILLE... CROCKETT...HUNTSVILLE...CONROE...AND LIBERTY...EDNA..AND BAY CITY. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS PROGRESSING SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE AREA FROM CENTRAL TEXAS. THE AIRMASS AHEAD OF THE FRONT IS WARM AND MOIST. COOLER DRIER AIR IS FOUND BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS IN THE ATMOSPHERE ARE ALSO INCREASING IN SPEED WITH HEIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF SHEAR... INSTABILITY AND THE STRONG BOUNDARY HEADED FOR THE REGION COULD CAUSE SOME OF THE STORMS TO BE SEVERE...PRODUCING TORNADOES...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR THE AREA WILL BE GREATEST THIS EVENING BETWEEN 800 PM AND 900 PM FOR THE BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION AREA... BETWEEN 1000 PM AND 1100 PM FOR THE NORTHERN PARTS OF THE HOUSTON AREA...AND BETWEEN 1100 PM AND MIDNIGHT FOR THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE HOUSTON AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A THUNDERSTORM THROUGH THIS EVENING...BE ALERT FOR DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES. THE BEST PLACE TO BE IN SEVERE WEATHER IS INSIDE A REINFORCED STRUCTURE AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS THROUGH THE EVENING.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 6:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Houston | 40 min |
| Mar 10, 7:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Brazos, Burleson | 40 min |
| Mar 10, 7:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Madison | 40 min |
| Mar 10, 7:45 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HGX | Burleson | 30 min |
| Mar 10, 7:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HGX | Grimes, Walker | 31 min |
| Mar 10, 8:14 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HGX | Burleson, Washington | 46 min |
| Mar 10, 9:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Waller | 40 min |
| Mar 10, 10:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Harris | 52 min |
| Mar 10, 11:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Montgomery | 26 min |
| Mar 11, 12:01 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Wharton | 44 min |
| Mar 11, 12:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Matagorda | 38 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.