Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 2003
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 979
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Dec 9, 2003, 9:00 AM CST for 25 counties in Texas. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 9, 2003, 9:00 AM CST (15:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2003, 1:00 PM CST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 25 counties
Austin County, TX, Brazoria County, TX, Brazos County, TX, Burleson County, TX, Chambers County, TX, Colorado County, TX, DeWitt County, TX, Fayette County, TX, Fort Bend County, TX, Galveston County, TX, Grimes County, TX, Hardin County, TX, Harris County, TX, Jackson County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Lavaca County, TX, Liberty County, TX, Montgomery County, TX, Polk County, TX, San Jacinto County, TX, Tyler County, TX, Walker County, TX, Waller County, TX, Washington County, TX, Wharton County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:02 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.
Discussions around it
SPC mesoscale discussions over the same counties from four hours before the watch to its end.
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 5:43 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Collin and 28 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 9, 7:35 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee and 27 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 9, 8:38 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes and 13 more | 67 min |
| Dec 9, 10:37 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Orange, Panola, Sabine and 3 more | 113 min |
| Dec 9, 12:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange, Sabine and 1 more | 5 hr |
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.