Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2002
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 74, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 4, 2002, 1:46 PM CDT for Brazoria County, Texas. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 4, 2002, 1:46 PM CDT (18:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 4, 2002, 2:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Brazoria County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 240 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
- 1373 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1044 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS54 KHGX 041846 SVRHOU TXC039-041930- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 145 PM CDT SUN AUG 4 2002 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... BRAZORIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS * UNTIL 230 PM CDT * AT 142 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER BONNEY...MOVING EAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE... BONNEY...HOLIDAY LAKES ROSHARON IOWA COLONY 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.
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 Aug 4, 10:00 AM CDT, 3 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 10:00 AM CDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before
SOUTHEAST TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 1000 AM CDT SUN AUG 4 2002 SEE NO REASON TO CHANGE MUCH IN THE ONGOING ZONE PACKAGE. LATEST 12Z ETA TRICKLING IN INDICATES THE SEABREEZE COULD BECOME A PLAYER LATER THIS AFTERNOON. MORNING SOUNDINGS SHOWING LOWER PWS THAN WE HAD YDAY...BUT STILL ENOUGH TO WORK WITH. CONVECTIVE TEMPS ALSO DOWN INTO THE LOWER-MID 90S. LOOKING AT FCST SOUNDINGS...CONDITIONS STILL MARGINAL FOR SVR STORMS LATE. ETA HAS CONSISTENTLY FCST A S/W TO APPROACH NE ZONES TOWARD LATE AFTN/EVE BUT DONT CLEARLY SEE IT ON WV IMAGERY ATTM. CURRENT TEMPS ABOUT 5 DEGREES COOLER THAN 24 HOURS AGO. COULD PROBABLY SHAVE A DEGREE OR TWO OFF THE HIGHS BUT IT WOULDNT MAKE A WORDING DIFFERENCE. .HGX...NONE 47/43 PRELIMS... CLL BB 098/072 101/073 100 322 IAH BB 097/072 098/074 097 322 GLS BB 091/080 091/080 090 322
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 4, 12:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1225 PM CST SUN AUG 04 2002
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0300 PM 5 E LIVINGSTON TX .75 INCH HAIL
08/03/02 POLK REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL IN
CRYSTAL LAKES ESTATES.
0400 PM PALACIOS TX WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02 MATAGORDA POWER LINES DOWN.
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0410 PM 2 N MISSION BEND TX WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02 FORT BEND TREE DOWN AT FM1464 AND
RED TIMBER
0415 PM LOLITA TX WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02 JACKSON REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
TREES AND POWERLINES
BLOWN DOWN ACROSS
SOUTHERN HALF OF THE
COUNTY INCLUDING THE
TOWNS OF LOLITA, EDNA,
VANDERBILT. EVENT DURATION
30 MINUTES.
0430 PM 7 S EDNA TX WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02 JACKSON REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE
OBSERVER. LNRA
EQUIPMENT SHED WALL
BLOWN OUT, ROOF CAVED
IN, AND LARGE TREE
LIMBS DOWN
0500 PM HOUSTON TX WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02 HARRIS *** 1 DEAD ***
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
MAN KILLED BY A TREE
THAT FELL ON HIS CAR AT
CUTTEN AND FM 1960.
0515 PM 2 E COLUMBUS TX WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02 COLORADO REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
BILLBOARD SIGN BLOWN
DOWN.
0530 PM HOUSTON TX 1 INCH HAIL
08/03/02 HARRIS REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER AT BELTWAY 8
AND MEMORIAL DR.Local storm report, Aug 4, 12:46 PM CDT, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1225 PM CST SUN AUG 04 2002
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0300 PM 5 E LIVINGSTON TX .75 INCH HAIL
08/03/02 POLK REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL IN
CRYSTAL LAKES ESTATES.
0400 PM PALACIOS TX WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02 MATAGORDA POWER LINES DOWN.
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0410 PM 2 N MISSION BEND TX WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02 FORT BEND TREE DOWN AT FM1464 AND
RED TIMBER
0415 PM LOLITA TX WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02 JACKSON REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
TREES AND POWERLINES
BLOWN DOWN ACROSS
SOUTHERN HALF OF THE
COUNTY INCLUDING THE
TOWNS OF LOLITA, EDNA,
VANDERBILT. EVENT DURATION
30 MINUTES.
0430 PM 7 S EDNA TX WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02 JACKSON REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE
OBSERVER. LNRA
EQUIPMENT SHED WALL
BLOWN OUT, ROOF CAVED
IN, AND LARGE TREE
LIMBS DOWN
0500 PM HOUSTON TX WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02 HARRIS *** 1 DEAD ***
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
MAN KILLED BY A TREE
THAT FELL ON HIS CAR AT
CUTTEN AND FM 1960.
0515 PM 2 E COLUMBUS TX WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02 COLORADO REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
BILLBOARD SIGN BLOWN
DOWN.
0530 PM HOUSTON TX 1 INCH HAIL
08/03/02 HARRIS REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER AT BELTWAY 8
AND MEMORIAL DR.
&&
IN ADDITION TO THE FATALAITY LISTED ABOVE...THERE WAS ANOTHER
FATALITY REPORTED IN FORT BEND COUNTY. ONE MAN IN A RICE FIELD WAS
STRUCK AND KILLED BY LIGHTNING AROUND 4PM ALONG FM 442.
NNNNLocal storm report, Aug 4, 1:25 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1225 PM CST SUN AUG 04 2002
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0300 PM 5 E LIVINGSTON TX .75 INCH HAIL
08/03/02 POLK REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL IN
CRYSTAL LAKES ESTATES.
0400 PM PALACIOS TX WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02 MATAGORDA POWER LINES DOWN.
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0410 PM 2 N MISSION BEND TX WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02 FORT BEND TREE DOWN AT FM1464 AND
RED TIMBER
0415 PM LOLITA TX WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02 JACKSON REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
TREES AND POWERLINES
BLOWN DOWN ACROSS
SOUTHERN HALF OF THE
COUNTY INCLUDING THE
TOWNS OF LOLITA, EDNA,
VANDERBILT. EVENT DURATION
30 MINUTES.
0430 PM 7 S EDNA TX WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02 JACKSON REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE
OBSERVER. LNRA
EQUIPMENT SHED WALL
BLOWN OUT, ROOF CAVED
IN, AND LARGE TREE
LIMBS DOWN
0500 PM HOUSTON TX WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02 HARRIS *** 1 DEAD ***
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
MAN KILLED BY A TREE
THAT FELL ON HIS CAR AT
CUTTEN AND FM 1960.
0515 PM 2 E COLUMBUS TX WIND DAMAGE
08/03/02 COLORADO REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
BILLBOARD SIGN BLOWN
DOWN.
0530 PM HOUSTON TX 1 INCH HAIL
08/03/02 HARRIS REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER AT BELTWAY 8
AND MEMORIAL DR.The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 1:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Brazoria | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 3:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Liberty, San Jacinto | 74 min |
| Aug 4, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Trinity | 52 min |
| Aug 4, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Jackson | 52 min |
| Aug 4, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Liberty | 46 min |
| Aug 4, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Chambers | 40 min |
| Aug 4, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Trinity, Walker | 68 min |
| Aug 4, 5:01 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 119 min | |
| Aug 4, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Chambers | 84 min |
| Aug 4, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Harris | 96 min |
| Aug 4, 6:19 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 116 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.