Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2004
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 126, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2004, 4:05 AM CDT for Jackson County, Texas. It was in force for 55 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
- Jun 5, 2004, 4:05 AM CDT (09:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2004, 5:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Jackson County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 156 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:07 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 2548 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1200 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 2.3
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 Jun 5, 3:02 AM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 3:02 AM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 3:15 PM CDT, 12 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 315 PM CDT FRI JUN 4 2004 TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-051200- AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-GALVESTON- GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA-MONTGOMERY- POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-WHARTON- 315 PM CDT FRI JUN 4 2004 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TONIGHT ALONG AND NORTH OF A BRENHAM TO HUNTSVILLE TO LIVINGSTON LINE... .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED ACROSS NORTH TEXAS MAY MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS TONIGHT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REACH SEVERE LEVELS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE PRIMARY WEATHER THREATS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS AS SLOW MOVING STORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP WITH DAYTIME HEATING. AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH...WITH ISOLATED AREAS POSSIBLY SEEING 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL IMPULSE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. IF ANY SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPS...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT. RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE ON SUNDAY. INCREASING WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO MOISTURE MAY RESULT IN BETTER RAIN CHANCES FOR MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. HOWEVER... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TONIGHT.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 5, 12:00 AM CDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1200 AM CDT SAT JUN 05 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG 12 W COLDSPRING 30.59N 95.33W
06/04/2004 SAN JACINTO TX EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER LINES DOWN IN THE EVERGREEN AREA ALONG FM HIGHWAY
945 SOUTH.
0505 PM HAIL 5 SE CLEVELAND 30.29N 95.02W
06/04/2004 0.75 INCH LIBERTY TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
HAIL AT STATE HIGHWAY 105 AND FM HIGHWAY 321.
0511 PM HAIL TARKINGTON PRAIRIE 30.33N 94.96W
06/04/2004 0.75 INCH LIBERTY TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
HAIL AT INTERSECTION OF FM HIGHWAY 787 AND FM HIGHWAY 223
JUST NORTH OF TARKINGTON PRAIRIE.
0605 PM HAIL HUMBLE 29.99N 95.26W
06/04/2004 0.88 INCH HARRIS TX TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTED NICKEL SIZED HAIL ON US HIGHWAY 59 NORTH
JUST OUTSIDE OF BELTWAY 8.
0705 PM TSTM WND DMG MONT BELVIEU 29.85N 94.88W
06/04/2004 CHAMBERS TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES DOWN.
0705 PM TSTM WND DMG PASADENA 29.66N 95.15W
06/04/2004 HARRIS TX EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER LINES DOWN ALONG CENTER STREET...SPRAGUE...AND
ROSANNE.
0706 PM MARINE TSTM WIND MORGANS POINT 29.68N 95.01W
06/04/2004 40 MPH HARRIS TX OFFICIAL NWS OBS
WIND GUST OF 37 KNOTS REPORTED AT MORGANS POINT.
0715 PM HAIL PASADENA 29.66N 95.15W
06/04/2004 1.75 INCH HARRIS TX TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLFBALL HAIL REPORTED AT PASADENA BLVD AND RED BLUFF.
0729 PM HAIL LA PORTE 29.67N 95.04W
06/04/2004 1.75 INCH HARRIS TX TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT SPENCER HIGHWAY AND
UNDERWOOD. ALSO WINDS OF 50-60 MPH IN THE AREA.
0815 PM FLASH FLOOD PASADENA 29.66N 95.15W
06/04/2004 HARRIS TX EMERGENCY MNGR
FEEDER ROADS OF BELTWAY 8 BETWEEN SPENCER AND RED BLUFF
IMPASSABLE. OTHER LOCATIONS WITH HIGH WATER ACROSS TOWN
BUT ALL OTHER STREETS ARE PASSABLE.
0819 PM HAIL PEARLAND 29.56N 95.28W
06/04/2004 1.00 INCH BRAZORIA TX EMERGENCY MNGR
0908 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 W CALDWELL 30.53N 96.75W
06/04/2004 BURLESON TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 102 WEST OF CALDWELL.
0933 PM HAIL INDEPENDENCE 30.32N 96.35W
06/04/2004 0.75 INCH WASHINGTON TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
0933 PM HAIL 1 E SEALY 29.77N 96.14W
06/04/2004 0.75 INCH AUSTIN TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
PENNY SIZED HAIL BETWEEN SEALY AND SAN FELIPE.
0955 PM HAIL 2 S BROOKSHIRE 29.75N 95.95W
06/04/2004 1.00 INCH WALLER TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
QUARTER SIZED HAIL ON FM HIGHWAY 359 NEAR THE FT. BEND
COUNTY BORDER.
1013 PM HAIL 8 NW BELLVILLE 30.03N 96.35W
06/04/2004 1.75 INCH AUSTIN TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN KENNEY.
1030 PM LIGHTNING PASADENA 29.66N 95.15W
06/04/2004 HARRIS TX EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 56 INJ *** AT LEAST 56 LIGHTNING RELATED INJURIES
REPORTED AT SOUTHEAST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN PASADENA.
1126 PM HAIL SAN FELIPE 29.80N 96.11W
06/04/2004 0.88 INCH AUSTIN TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
NICKEL SIZED HAIL REPORTED ALONG I-10 NEAR THE WALLER
COUNTY LINE.
&&
MORELANDLocal storm report, Jun 5, 12:20 AM CDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1220 AM CDT SAT JUN 05 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG 12 W COLDSPRING 30.59N 95.33W
06/04/2004 SAN JACINTO TX EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER LINES DOWN IN THE EVERGREEN AREA ALONG FM HIGHWAY
945 SOUTH.
0505 PM HAIL 5 SE CLEVELAND 30.29N 95.02W
06/04/2004 0.75 INCH LIBERTY TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
HAIL AT STATE HIGHWAY 105 AND FM HIGHWAY 321.
0511 PM HAIL TARKINGTON PRAIRIE 30.33N 94.96W
06/04/2004 0.75 INCH LIBERTY TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
HAIL AT INTERSECTION OF FM HIGHWAY 787 AND FM HIGHWAY 223
JUST NORTH OF TARKINGTON PRAIRIE.
0605 PM HAIL HUMBLE 29.99N 95.26W
06/04/2004 0.88 INCH HARRIS TX TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTED NICKEL SIZED HAIL ON US HIGHWAY 59 NORTH
JUST OUTSIDE OF BELTWAY 8.
0705 PM TSTM WND DMG MONT BELVIEU 29.85N 94.88W
06/04/2004 CHAMBERS TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES DOWN.
0705 PM TSTM WND DMG PASADENA 29.66N 95.15W
06/04/2004 HARRIS TX EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER LINES DOWN ALONG CENTER STREET...SPRAGUE...AND
ROSANNE.
0706 PM MARINE TSTM WIND MORGANS POINT 29.68N 95.01W
06/04/2004 40 MPH HARRIS TX OFFICIAL NWS OBS
WIND GUST OF 37 KNOTS REPORTED AT MORGANS POINT.
0715 PM HAIL PASADENA 29.66N 95.15W
06/04/2004 1.75 INCH HARRIS TX TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLFBALL HAIL REPORTED AT PASADENA BLVD AND RED BLUFF.
0729 PM HAIL LA PORTE 29.67N 95.04W
06/04/2004 1.75 INCH HARRIS TX TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT SPENCER HIGHWAY AND
UNDERWOOD. ALSO WINDS OF 50-60 MPH IN THE AREA.
0815 PM FLASH FLOOD PASADENA 29.66N 95.15W
06/04/2004 HARRIS TX EMERGENCY MNGR
FEEDER ROADS OF BELTWAY 8 BETWEEN SPENCER AND RED BLUFF
IMPASSABLE. OTHER LOCATIONS WITH HIGH WATER ACROSS TOWN
BUT ALL OTHER STREETS ARE PASSABLE.
0819 PM HAIL PEARLAND 29.56N 95.28W
06/04/2004 1.00 INCH BRAZORIA TX EMERGENCY MNGR
0908 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 W CALDWELL 30.53N 96.75W
06/04/2004 BURLESON TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 102 WEST OF CALDWELL.
0933 PM HAIL INDEPENDENCE 30.32N 96.35W
06/04/2004 0.75 INCH WASHINGTON TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
0933 PM HAIL 1 E SEALY 29.77N 96.14W
06/04/2004 0.75 INCH AUSTIN TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
PENNY SIZED HAIL BETWEEN SEALY AND SAN FELIPE.
0955 PM HAIL 2 S BROOKSHIRE 29.75N 95.95W
06/04/2004 1.00 INCH WALLER TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
QUARTER SIZED HAIL ON FM HIGHWAY 359 NEAR THE FT. BEND
COUNTY BORDER.
1013 PM HAIL 8 NW BELLVILLE 30.03N 96.35W
06/04/2004 1.75 INCH AUSTIN TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN KENNEY.
1030 PM LIGHTNING PASADENA 29.66N 95.15W
06/04/2004 HARRIS TX EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 56 INJ *** AT LEAST 56 LIGHTNING RELATED INJURIES
REPORTED AT SOUTHEAST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN PASADENA.
1126 PM HAIL SAN FELIPE 29.80N 96.11W
06/04/2004 0.88 INCH AUSTIN TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
NICKEL SIZED HAIL REPORTED ALONG I-10 NEAR THE WALLER
COUNTY LINE.
1145 PM TSTM WND DMG COLUMBUS 29.70N 96.55W
06/04/2004 COLORADO TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS
COUNTY...INCLUDING THE COLUMBUS...FRELSBURG...AND WEIMAR
AREAS.
&&
MORELANDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Galveston, Harris | 39 min |
| Jun 4, 8:09 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 2 hr | |
| Jun 4, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Fort Bend | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 9:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Austin, Waller, Washington | 46 min |
| Jun 4, 10:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Austin, Waller | 42 min |
| Jun 4, 11:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Austin, Colorado | 38 min |
| Jun 5, 1:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Austin, Waller | 3 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:54 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 96 min | |
| Jun 5, 4:27 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 2 hr | |
| Jun 5, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Galveston | 36 min |
| Jun 5, 5:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Galveston | 2 hr |
| Jun 5, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Brazoria | 38 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2004Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2004
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.