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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 142, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

October 13, 2001Burleson County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 13, 2001, 12:18 AM CDT for Burleson County, Texas. It was in force for 57 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline the Iowa Environmental Mesonet reconstructed for it; the warning itself named whole counties, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Oct 13, 2001, 12:18 AM CDT (05:18 UTC)
Expired
Oct 13, 2001, 1:15 AM CDT
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area
Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

County Burleson County, TX

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 13, 12:34 AM CDTThunderstorm Wind 52 ECaldwell, TX

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
Oct 12, 9:30 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 262 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2001-10-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3184 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2001-10-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 135 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
3184 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
541 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
135 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
134 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
3.7
Supercell composite
13.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

080 
WUUS54 KHGX 130520
SVRHOU
TXC051-130615-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1218 AM CDT SAT OCT 13 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  BURLESON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS

* UNTIL 115 AM CDT

* AT 1211 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORMS ENTERING WESTERN BURLESON COUNTY...MOVING EAST AT 30 
MPH. THIS STORM WILL PASS THROUGH THE ENTIRE COUNTY AND WIND GUSTS 
IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...
  CALDWELL
  SNOOK
  LYONS
  CRIESMAN
  SOMERVILLE

MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR
BUSINESS. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS

PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE COUNTY SHERIFF...LOCAL POLICE...
OR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 3062 9691 3044 9692 3033 9665 3042 9632
          3069 9664

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 Oct 12, 9:15 PM CDT, 3 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 12, 9:15 PM CDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
SOUTHEAST TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
915 PM CDT FRI OCT 12 2001

WILL UPDATE ZONES TO REFLECT TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 781 AFFECTING
BRAZOS...BURLESON AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES. NO CHANGE TO REST OF
PACKAGE.

.HGX...TORNADO WATCH TIL 08Z FOR BRAZOS...BURLESON AND WASHINGTON
       COUNTIES.
       FFA ALL ZONES TONIGHT.
       SCA BAYS AND 0-60NM GULF WATERS.

37/40/TF

CLL EU 064/070 050/077 055 +40
IAH TU 072/075 052/076 054 +60
GLS TU 076/076 062/074 065 880

In the hours before

Local storm report, Oct 12, 6:36 PM CDT, 5 hours 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
636 PM CDT FRI OCT 12 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0445 PM    4 W DAYTON                TX   WIND DAMAGE
10/12/01   LIBERTY                        ALONG FM 686, TRAILER
                                          ROOF DAMAGE.
                                          REPORTED BY MEDIA.

0452 PM    2 N DAYTON                TX   TORNADO
10/12/01   LIBERTY                        TORNADO DAMAGE ON TX
                                          321, 2 MILES N OF FM
                                          1960, EAST TO US 90.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
Local storm report, Oct 12, 9:08 PM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
908 PM CDT FRI OCT 12 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0750 PM    4 W LIVINGSTON            TX   WIND DAMAGE
10/12/01   POLK                           TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY
                                          350. REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
Special weather statement, Oct 12, 9:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before
TXZ195>197-130800-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
930 PM CDT FRI OCT 12 2001

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM FOR BRAZOS...BURLESON...AND
WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ARE EXPECTED TO
SPREAD EASTWARD AND SHOULD APPROACH BRAZOS...BURLESON...AND
WASHINGTON COUNTIES AROUND MIDNIGHT.

THE HIGHLY UNSTABLE AND VERY MOIST AIR MASS WILL BE CONDUCIVE
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE STORMS AND A FEW TORNADOES.

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER WEATHER NEWS SOURCES FOR
THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 12, 7:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXPolk, San Jacinto52 min
Oct 13, 12:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXBrazos, Washington54 min
Oct 13, 1:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXGrimes, Madison56 min
Oct 13, 1:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXAustin62 min
Oct 13, 1:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXHarris, Waller67 min
Oct 13, 1:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXMontgomery, Walker55 min
Oct 13, 1:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXHouston50 min
Oct 13, 2:02 AM CDTTornado WarningHGXHouston43 min
Oct 13, 2:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXPolk, San Jacinto, Trinity63 min
Oct 13, 2:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXAustin25 min
Oct 13, 2:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXHarris63 min
Oct 13, 2:34 AM CDTTornado WarningHGXPolk41 min
Oct 13, 2:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXMontgomery43 min
Oct 13, 2:58 AM CDTTornado WarningHGXTrinity47 min
Oct 13, 3:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXPolk61 min
Oct 13, 3:24 AM CDTTornado WarningHGXLiberty51 min
Oct 13, 4:02 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX88 min
Oct 13, 4:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXChambers, Liberty44 min
Oct 13, 5:20 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX115 min
Oct 13, 5:20 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX115 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.