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Tornado Warning 70, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

November 17, 2003Galveston County, Harris County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this tornado warning at Nov 17, 2003, 9:06 PM CST for Galveston County, Harris County, Texas. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Nov 17, 2003, 9:06 PM CST (03:06 UTC)
Expired
Nov 17, 2003, 9:30 PM CST
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Galveston County, TX, Harris County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Nov 17, 5:35 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC6 hr
Nov 17, 6:55 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 185 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, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 00:00Z on 2003-11-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 877 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, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 00:00Z on 2003-11-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 200 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
877 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
631 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
200 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
222 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.2
Supercell composite
7.0

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The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KHGX 180306
TORHOU
TXC167-201-180330-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
904 PM CST MON NOV 17 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  HARRIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS
  EXTREME NORTH GALVESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS

* UNTIL 930 PM CST

* AT 900 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR  
FRIENDSWOOD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40  MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...
  FRIENDSWOOD...LEAGUE CITY
  WEBSTER
  NASSAU BAY...ELLINGTON FIELD
  JOHNSON SPACE CENTER...EL LAGO...CLEAR LAKE SHORES...KEMAH
  SHOREACRES

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN THE INTERIOR HALLWAY OR
A ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF A STURDY BUILDING. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY MORNING 
FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

LAT...LON 2983 9492 2972 9494 2970 9499 2951 9500
          2946 9522 2954 9521 2959 9524 2975 9509
          2986 9496

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Nov 17, 8:25 PM CST, 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 17, 8:25 PM CST, 41 minutes before
SOUTHEAST TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
825 PM CST MON NOV 17 2003

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE AREA AND TORNADO WATCH FOR
BRAZORIA...GALVESTON...CHAMBERS...AND LIBERTY COUNTY TIL MIDNIGHT.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH ALL SETX THROUGH TONIGHT.

FLOODING A PROBLEM IN NORTH CENTRAL HARRIS COUNTY. FAST MOVING
TROPICAL STORMS RACING NORTH WITH MORE TROPICAL SPINNING
CHARACTERISTICS AND TROPICAL RAINS.

TORNADO WARNINGS AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS MAY RESUME VERY SHORTLY.

45/40/38/35/31/36/D

.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
 TORNADO WATCH (#952) FOR BRAZORIA...GALVESTON...CHAMBERS...AND
  LIBERTY COUNTY TIL MIDNIGHT.
 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINDER OF SETX
 FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL SE TX THROUGH TONIGHT.
 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY BAYS AND 00-60 NM WATERS.
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 17, 11:00 AM CST, 10 hours 6 minutes before
TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-181300-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1100 AM CST MON NOV 17 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

...FLOOD WATCH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH SOUTHEAST TODAY AND MOVE ACROSS
THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS
ARE PRESENT IN THE ATMOSPHERE OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND WILL INCREASE
THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS ABOVE THE SURFACE AND INCREASING
INSTABILITY IN THE ATMOSPHERE WILL CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE
FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. TONIGHT...A SQUALL LINE IS
LIKELY TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT.
THEREFORE...AN ISOLATED SEVERE THREAT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS MAY
INCREASE TONIGHT AS ORGANIZED CONVECTION MOVES ACROSS TONIGHT. IT
APPEARS THAT TORNADOES...HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL ALL BE
THREATS.

IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THREAT...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
IS POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. FAST MOVING STORMS WILL LIKELY MOVE
REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS...CREATING THE HEAVY RAINFALL
THREAT AND RESULTANT FLOODING. AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS
SOUTHEAST TEXAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE WITH
ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES POSSIBLE. THESE HIGHER AMOUNTS
WILL LIKELY OCCUR NEAR AND EAST OF A HIGHWAY 59 AND INTERSTATE 10
CORRIDOR...OR ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM EDNA TO KATY TO CONROE
TO GROVETON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO END WITH THE COLD FRONT
PASSAGE. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COAST TUESDAY MORNING.
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 17, 3:20 PM CST, 5 hours 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
320 PM CST MON NOV 17 2003

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

1207 PM    HOUSTON                   TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   HARRIS                         MINOR ROOF DAMAGE AND
                                          STREET SIGNS TWISTED.
                                          REPORTED AT DAIRY ASHFORD
                                          AND AIRPORT.

0250 PM    BRAZORIA                  TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   BRAZORIA                       DAMAGE TO BUSINESSES IN THE
                                          CITY OF BRAZORIA.

REHBEIN
Local storm report, Nov 17, 3:35 PM CST, 5 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
335 PM CST MON NOV 17 2003

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

0320 PM    HOUSTON                   TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   HARRIS                         DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IN
                                          DOWNTOWN HOUSTON NEAR
                                          MINUTE MAID PARK.

REHBEIN
Local storm report, Nov 17, 6:06 PM CST, 3 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
606 PM CST MON NOV 17 2003

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

0520 PM    WALLISVILLE               TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   CHAMBERS                       3 VEHICLES OVERTURNED ON
                                          I-10 WEST BOUND AT THE
                                          TRINITY RIVER BRIDGE.

0500 PM    BEACH CITY                TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   CHAMBERS                       NO REPORTED DAMAGE.

0435 PM    DICKINSON                 TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   GALVESTON                      DAMAGE TO CAR DEALERSHIPS
                                          IN DICKINSON ALONG I-45

XXX
Local storm report, Nov 17, 6:34 PM CST, 2 hours 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
634 PM CST MON NOV 17 2003

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

0550 PM    DEER PARK                 TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   HARRIS                         SIX HOMES IN DEER PARK
                                          SOMERSET SUBDIVISION HAD
                                          ROOFS BLOWN OFF.

REHBEIN
Local storm report, Nov 17, 8:34 PM CST, 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
834 PM CST MON NOV 17 2003

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

0700 PM    KINGWOOD                  TX   FLASH FLOOD
11/17/03   HARRIS                         FLOODING AT INWOOD FOREST
                                          AND IMPERIAL VALLEY
                                          SUBDIVISIONS ALONG WHITE
                                          OAK AND GREENS BAYOUS.
                                          HOMES BEING EVACUATED.

0613 PM    PLUM GROVE                TX   FLASH FLOOD
11/17/03   LIBERTY                        WATER INTO 6 OR 7 HOMES.

0550 PM    DEER PARK                 TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   HARRIS                         SIX HOMES DAMAGED IN
                                          SOMERSET SUBDIVISION WITH
                                          ROOFS BLOWN OFF.

0520 PM    5 E MONT BELVIEU          TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   CHAMBERS                       NUMEROUS VEHICLES
                                          OVERTURNED ON I-10 WEST
                                          BOUND AND EAST BOUND AT THE
                                          TRINITY RIVER BRIDGE.
                                          VEHICLES INCLUDE RVS AND
                                          SEMI TRUCKS. I-10 CLOSED
                                          FOR A PERIOD.

0501 PM    5 N DAYTON                TX   FUNNEL CLOUD
11/17/03   LIBERTY                        FUNNEL CLOUD SIGHTED NORTH
                                          OF DAYTON ALONG FM HIGHWAY
                                          1008 TO FM HIGHWAY 2797.
                                          POSSIBLE TOUCHDOWN.

0500 PM    BEACH CITY                TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   CHAMBERS                       NO REPORTED DAMAGE.

0435 PM    DICKINSON                 TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   GALVESTON                      DAMAGE TO CAR DEALERSHIPS
                                          IN DICKINSON ALONG I-45

0433 PM    HOUSTON                   TX   FLASH FLOOD
11/17/03   HARRIS                         PARKING LOTS STREETS AND
                                          FEEDER ROADS FLOODED AT
                                          BELTWAY 8 AND WESTHEIMER IN
                                          WEST HOUSTON.

0425 PM    SANTA FE                  TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   GALVESTON                      TREE DOWNED.

0320 PM    HOUSTON                   TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   HARRIS                         DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IN
                                          DOWNTOWN HOUSTON NEAR
                                          MINUTE MAID PARK. EXTENSIVE
                                          DAMAGE REPORTED FROM THIS
                                          AREA SOUTHWESTWARD TOWARD
                                          THE MEDICAL CENTER AREA.

0320 PM    HOUSTON                   TX   FLASH FLOOD
11/17/03   HARRIS                         ROADS IMPASSABLE AT
                                          MANCHESTER AND INTERSTATE
                                          610 AND LAWNDALE AND
                                          INTERSTATE 610.

0305 PM    HOUSTON                   TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   HARRIS                         EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN THE
                                          MEDICAL CENTER AREA ALONG
                                          SOUTHMORE NEAR STATE
                                          HIGHWAY 288. CHURCH
                                          DESTROYED AND NUMEROUS
                                          TREES DOWNED.

0250 PM    BRAZORIA                  TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   BRAZORIA                       DAMAGE TO BUSINESSES IN THE
                                          CITY OF BRAZORIA.

0207 PM    THE WOODLANDS             TX   FUNNEL CLOUD
11/17/03   MONTGOMERY                     FUNNEL CLOUD SIGHTED IN
                                          SOUTHERN PART OF COUNTY
                                          MOVING TOWARDS NEW CANEY.

1215 PM    SW HOUSTON                TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   HARRIS                         MAJOR DAMAGE TO SOUTHWEST
                                          VILLAGE APARTMENTS LOCATED
                                          AT WEST BELLFORT AND
                                          KIRKWOOD.

1207 PM    HOUSTON                   TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   HARRIS                         MINOR ROOF DAMAGE AND
                                          STREET SIGNS DAMAGED AT
                                          DAIRY ASHFORD AND WEST
                                          AIRPORT ROAD.

1200 PM    MEADOWS                   TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   FORT BEND                      *** 16 INJ *** TORNADO
                                          TOUCHDOWN IN THE CITY OF
                                          MEADOWS. MAJOR DAMAGE TO
                                          HOMES WITH REPORTS OF
                                          SECOND STORIES OF HOMES
                                          BLOWN AWAY. TREES AND POWER
                                          LINES DOWN. NUMEROUS
                                          VEHICLES OVERTURNED. TWO OF
                                          THE INJURIES CONSIDERED
                                          SERIOUS.

1030 AM    3 NW BOLING-IAGO          TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   WHARTON                        TOUCHDOWN NEAR INTERSECTION
                                          OF COTTONDALE ROAD AND
                                          COUNTY ROAD 111. DESTROYED
                                          ONE SMALL BUILDING. HEAVY
                                          DAMAGE TO THREE BARNS. PATH
                                          WIDTH 1/4 MILE. DEBRIS PATH
                                          1/2 MILE LONG.

0915 AM    WHARTON                   TX   TSTM WND DMG
11/17/03   WHARTON                        POWER LINES DOWNED AT
                                          INTERSECTION OF COUNTY
                                          ROADS 426 AND 441.

0910 AM    PIERCE                    TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   WHARTON                        CARS BLOWN OFF US HIGHWAY
                                          59.

0909 AM    MARKHAM                   TX   FUNNEL CLOUD
11/17/03   MATAGORDA                      FUNNEL CLOUD SIGHTED NEAR
                                          MARKHAM. POSSIBLE
                                          TOUCHDOWN.

0903 AM    4 E EL CAMPO              TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   WHARTON                        BARN DAMAGED AT COUNTY ROAD
                                          307 AND COUNTY ROAD 320.

0848 AM    3 S EL CAMPO              TX   FUNNEL CLOUD
11/17/03   WHARTON                        FUNNEL CLOUD SIGHTED NEAR
                                          MARKHAM. POSSIBLE
                                          TOUCHDOWN.

MM/MR
Local storm report, Nov 17, 8:40 PM CST, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
840 PM CST MON NOV 17 2003

...SUMMARY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 17TH SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK...

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

0700 PM    KINGWOOD                  TX   FLASH FLOOD
11/17/03   HARRIS                         FLOODING AT INWOOD FOREST
                                          AND IMPERIAL VALLEY
                                          SUBDIVISIONS ALONG WHITE
                                          OAK AND GREENS BAYOUS.
                                          HOMES BEING EVACUATED.

0613 PM    PLUM GROVE                TX   FLASH FLOOD
11/17/03   LIBERTY                        WATER INTO 6 OR 7 HOMES.

0550 PM    DEER PARK                 TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   HARRIS                         SIX HOMES DAMAGED IN
                                          SOMERSET SUBDIVISION WITH
                                          ROOFS BLOWN OFF.

0520 PM    5 E MONT BELVIEU          TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   CHAMBERS                       NUMEROUS VEHICLES
                                          OVERTURNED ON I-10 WEST
                                          BOUND AND EAST BOUND AT THE
                                          TRINITY RIVER BRIDGE.
                                          VEHICLES INCLUDE RVS AND
                                          SEMI TRUCKS. I-10 CLOSED
                                          FOR A PERIOD.

0501 PM    5 N DAYTON                TX   FUNNEL CLOUD
11/17/03   LIBERTY                        FUNNEL CLOUD SIGHTED NORTH
                                          OF DAYTON ALONG FM HIGHWAY
                                          1008 TO FM HIGHWAY 2797.
                                          POSSIBLE TOUCHDOWN.

0500 PM    BEACH CITY                TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   CHAMBERS                       NO REPORTED DAMAGE.

0435 PM    DICKINSON                 TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   GALVESTON                      DAMAGE TO CAR DEALERSHIPS
                                          IN DICKINSON ALONG I-45

0433 PM    HOUSTON                   TX   FLASH FLOOD
11/17/03   HARRIS                         PARKING LOTS STREETS AND
                                          FEEDER ROADS FLOODED AT
                                          BELTWAY 8 AND WESTHEIMER IN
                                          WEST HOUSTON.

0425 PM    SANTA FE                  TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   GALVESTON                      TREE DOWNED.

0320 PM    HOUSTON                   TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   HARRIS                         DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IN
                                          DOWNTOWN HOUSTON NEAR
                                          MINUTE MAID PARK. EXTENSIVE
                                          DAMAGE REPORTED FROM THIS
                                          AREA SOUTHWESTWARD TOWARD
                                          THE MEDICAL CENTER AREA.

0320 PM    HOUSTON                   TX   FLASH FLOOD
11/17/03   HARRIS                         ROADS IMPASSABLE AT
                                          MANCHESTER AND INTERSTATE
                                          610 AND LAWNDALE AND
                                          INTERSTATE 610.

0305 PM    HOUSTON                   TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   HARRIS                         EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN THE
                                          MEDICAL CENTER AREA ALONG
                                          SOUTHMORE NEAR STATE
                                          HIGHWAY 288. CHURCH
                                          DESTROYED AND NUMEROUS
                                          TREES DOWNED.

0250 PM    BRAZORIA                  TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   BRAZORIA                       DAMAGE TO BUSINESSES IN THE
                                          CITY OF BRAZORIA.

0207 PM    THE WOODLANDS             TX   FUNNEL CLOUD
11/17/03   MONTGOMERY                     FUNNEL CLOUD SIGHTED IN
                                          SOUTHERN PART OF COUNTY
                                          MOVING TOWARDS NEW CANEY.

1215 PM    SW HOUSTON                TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   HARRIS                         MAJOR DAMAGE TO SOUTHWEST
                                          VILLAGE APARTMENTS LOCATED
                                          AT WEST BELLFORT AND
                                          KIRKWOOD.

1207 PM    HOUSTON                   TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   HARRIS                         MINOR ROOF DAMAGE AND
                                          STREET SIGNS DAMAGED AT
                                          DAIRY ASHFORD AND WEST
                                          AIRPORT ROAD.

1200 PM    MEADOWS                   TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   FORT BEND                      *** 16 INJ *** TORNADO
                                          TOUCHDOWN IN THE CITY OF
                                          MEADOWS. MAJOR DAMAGE TO
                                          HOMES WITH REPORTS OF
                                          SECOND STORIES OF HOMES
                                          BLOWN AWAY. TREES AND POWER
                                          LINES DOWN. NUMEROUS
                                          VEHICLES OVERTURNED. TWO OF
                                          THE INJURIES CONSIDERED
                                          SERIOUS.

1030 AM    3 NW BOLING-IAGO          TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   WHARTON                        TOUCHDOWN NEAR INTERSECTION
                                          OF COTTONDALE ROAD AND
                                          COUNTY ROAD 111. DESTROYED
                                          ONE SMALL BUILDING. HEAVY
                                          DAMAGE TO THREE BARNS. PATH
                                          WIDTH 1/4 MILE. DEBRIS PATH
                                          1/2 MILE LONG.

0915 AM    WHARTON                   TX   TSTM WND DMG
11/17/03   WHARTON                        POWER LINES DOWNED AT
                                          INTERSECTION OF COUNTY
                                          ROADS 426 AND 441.

0910 AM    PIERCE                    TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   WHARTON                        CARS BLOWN OFF US HIGHWAY
                                          59.

0909 AM    MARKHAM                   TX   FUNNEL CLOUD
11/17/03   MATAGORDA                      FUNNEL CLOUD SIGHTED NEAR
                                          MARKHAM. POSSIBLE
                                          TOUCHDOWN.

0903 AM    4 E EL CAMPO              TX   TORNADO
11/17/03   WHARTON                        BARN DAMAGED AT COUNTY ROAD
                                          307 AND COUNTY ROAD 320.

0848 AM    3 S EL CAMPO              TX   FUNNEL CLOUD
11/17/03   WHARTON                        FUNNEL CLOUD SIGHTED NEAR
                                          MARKHAM. POSSIBLE
                                          TOUCHDOWN.

MORELAND/REHBEIN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 17, 6:01 PM CSTTornado WarningHGXChambers, Liberty44 min
Nov 17, 6:19 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningHGXLiberty3 hr
Nov 17, 6:23 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningHGXHarris3 hr
Nov 17, 8:26 PM CSTTornado WarningHGXHarris34 min
Nov 17, 8:28 PM CSTTornado WarningHGXBrazoria, Galveston32 min
Nov 17, 8:32 PM CSTTornado WarningHGXHarris28 min
Nov 17, 9:38 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningHGXBrazoria, Galveston, Harris3 hr
Nov 17, 10:09 PM CSTTornado WarningHGXLiberty36 min
Nov 17, 11:16 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningHGX89 min
Nov 17, 11:26 PM CSTTornado WarningHGXChambers49 min
Nov 18, 12:52 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningHGX113 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.