Severe Thunderstorm Warning 34, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

Issued

Apr 15, 2001, 7:19 PM CDT (00:19 UTC)

Expired

Apr 15, 2001, 7:45 PM CDT

In force

26 min

Issued by

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

Area

Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

Counties Brazos County, TX, Grimes County, TX

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WUUS54 KHGX 160020
SVRHOU
TXC041-185-160045-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
719 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  GRIMES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS
  BRAZOS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT

* AT 713 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 5
  MILES NORTH OF IOLA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...
  IOLA
  BEDIAS
  ROANS PRAIRIE

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

THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE LARGE DAMAGING HAIL...RESULTING IN EXTENSIVE
PROPERTY DAMAGE OR SERIOUS INJURY. AVOID WINDOWS AND TAKE COVER NOW

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 3085 9606 3081 9630 3045 9621 3051 9600
          3057 9584 3086 9589

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 15, 2:00 PM CDT, 5 hours 19 minutes earlier.

SOUTHEAST TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
200 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2001

FRONTAL BOUNDARY JUST N OF CWA JUST MIGHT HAVE ENOUGH PUSH TO MAKE
IT NEAR THE COAST BY LATE TONIGHT. ITS THEN EXPECTED TO WASH OUT
WITH E & SE WINDS REDEVELOPING MONDAY. BIG STORY OF THE WEEK (AND
MAYBE MONTH) IS THE NEXT FRONT. STILL SOME TIMING DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN THE MODELS - WITH ETA BEING THE FASTEST - BUT IT LOOKS TO BE
PASSING THRU LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND OFF THE COAST EARLY TUESDAY AS A
1039 HIGH DROPS INTO THE PLAINS. MODELS ALL SHOWING SOME PRECIP
DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT WITH MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS IN
CENTRAL TX. CLOUDS SHOULD STICK AROUND MOST OF THE DAY TUESDAY
LIMITING MUCH HEATING. APPEARS WE MIGHT ACTUALLY SEE BELOW NORMAL
TEMPS FOR THIS TIME OF MONTH BUT DONT GET USED TO IT. ONSHORE
WINDS RESUME WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY AS SURFACE HIGH SHIFTS TO
THE EAST.

EXTENDED: H5 RIDGE CENTERED OVER BAJA GRADUALLY FLATTENS ALLOWING NW
FLOW ALOFT TO BECOME ZONAL. OTHER THAN INCREASING HUMIDITIES AND A
GRADUAL WARM-UP...NO SIGNIFICANT WX-MAKERS SEEN ON THE HORIZON.

WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH TSTMS ALONG THE SABINE AND WILL MAKE A
DECISION ON 1ST PERIOD POPS NEAR PRESS TIME. TEMPS HEATING UP NICELY
& 88-D SHOWING SIGNS PRECIP IS STARTING TO BACKBUILD. LEANING TOWARD
MAV TEMPS.

47/34/DO

.HGX...NONE.

PRELIMS...
CLL BC 063/082 058/067 047 214
IAH BC 064/083 061/070 048 212
GLS BC 070/079 066/071 055 211

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2001Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2001

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