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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 208, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

November 23, 2004Houston County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 23, 2004, 1:24 PM CST for Houston County, Texas. It was in force for 51 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
Nov 23, 2004, 1:24 PM CST (19:24 UTC)
Expired
Nov 23, 2004, 2:15 PM CST
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Houston County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 195 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Nov 23, 8:45 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

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 Nov 23, 1:19 PM CST, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 23, 1:19 PM CST, 5 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 23, 4:55 AM CST, 8 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
455 AM CST TUE NOV 23 2004

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-241200-
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-
455 AM CST TUE NOV 23 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
...A FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST...

AN APPROACHING STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL RESULT IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST
TEXAS TODAY AND THIS EVENING. WITH THE SOIL ALREADY SATURATED...
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS WILL LEAD TO A FLOOD SITUATION. EXPECTED
RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP
TO 5 INCHES. DRIER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION LATER TONIGHT
ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT.

AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS...STRONG WIND SHEAR AND LOW LEVEL INFLOW WILL
HELP PRODUCE STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. TORNADOES WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT ALTHOUGH SOME THREAT
OF DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL WILL EXIST AS WELL.

DRIER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION LATER TONIGHT ENDING THE FLOOD
AND SEVERE WEATHER THREAT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 23, 8:53 AM CST, 4 hours 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
853 AM CST TUE NOV 23 2004

TXZ163-164-176-177-195>199-210>212-232100-
AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-GRIMES-HOUSTON-MADISON-
MONTGOMERY-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
853 AM CST TUE NOV 23 2004

...TORNADO WATCH 883 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
TEXAS...

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA HAS ISSUED A TORNADO
WATCH EFFECTIVE UNTIL 3 PM FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS
AND ALLOW THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP. WIND FIELDS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR
ISOLATED TORNADO DEVELOPMENT.

IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...THE COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE AUSTIN...
BRAZOS...BURLESON...COLORADO...GRIMES...HOUSTON...MADISON...
MONTGOMERY...TRINITY...WALKER...WALLER...AND WASHINGTON.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER WEATHER NEWS SOURCES FOR
FURTHER WEATHER UPDATES TODAY.
Special weather statement, Nov 23, 9:44 AM CST, 3 hours 40 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 22, 6:13 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningHGXJackson3 hr
Nov 22, 8:15 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningHGXWharton3 hr
Nov 22, 10:22 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningHGXHarris3 hr
Nov 22, 10:38 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningHGXColorado, Fort Bend, Wharton3 hr
Nov 23, 1:14 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningHGXFort Bend, Harris2 hr
Nov 23, 8:15 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningHGX60 min
Nov 23, 9:26 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningHGX64 min
Nov 23, 9:52 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXGalveston38 min
Nov 23, 10:24 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningHGX96 min
Nov 23, 11:19 AM CSTTornado WarningHGXChambers, Galveston26 min
Nov 23, 12:24 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXBrazos36 min
Nov 23, 12:46 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXMadison59 min
Nov 23, 1:00 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXBrazos30 min
Nov 23, 1:07 PM CSTTornado WarningHGXMontgomery, San Jacinto38 min
Nov 23, 1:46 PM CSTTornado WarningHGXAustin, Polk, San Jacinto, Washington44 min
Nov 23, 1:53 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningHGXTrinity3 hr
Nov 23, 1:56 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXBrazos49 min
Nov 23, 2:23 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXHouston37 min
Nov 23, 2:35 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXWashington40 min
Nov 23, 2:37 PM CSTTornado WarningHGXChambers, Harris, Liberty38 min
Nov 23, 2:44 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXGrimes46 min
Nov 23, 2:46 PM CSTTornado WarningHGXTrinity29 min
Nov 23, 2:49 PM CSTTornado WarningHGXWashington26 min
Nov 23, 2:56 PM CSTTornado WarningHGXWaller34 min
Nov 23, 3:02 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningHGXWashington3 hr
Nov 23, 3:02 PM CSTTornado WarningHGXGrimes43 min
Nov 23, 3:13 PM CSTTornado WarningHGXMontgomery, Walker47 min
Nov 23, 3:14 PM CSTTornado WarningHGXTrinity31 min
Nov 23, 3:15 PM CSTTornado WarningHGXLiberty15 min
Nov 23, 3:17 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningHGXGrimes, Montgomery, Walker3 hr
Nov 23, 3:24 PM CSTTornado WarningHGXHarris, Liberty51 min
Nov 23, 3:44 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXPolk46 min
Nov 23, 3:58 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXMontgomery, San Jacinto, Walker62 min
Nov 23, 3:59 PM CSTTornado WarningHGXHarris, Montgomery31 min
Nov 23, 4:21 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningHGXTrinity3 hr
Nov 23, 4:31 PM CSTTornado WarningHGXLiberty44 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.