Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2004

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

April 10, 2004Chambers County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 10, 2004, 9:28 PM CDT for Chambers County, Texas. It was in force for 32 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: Apr 10, 2004, 9:28 PM CDT (02:28 UTC)
Expired: Apr 10, 2004, 10:00 PM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Chambers County, TX

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 10, 8:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	3 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 149 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 456 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -128 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1372 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 77 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: -0.0
Supercell composite: -0.8

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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 Apr 10, 8:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 8:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 10, 7:00 AM CDT, 14 hours 28 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
700 AM CDT SAT APR 10 2004

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-111200-
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-
700 AM CDT SAT APR 10 2004

...CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS WELL...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS
THIS AFTERNOON...CENTRAL PORTIONS THIS EVENING...AND OFF THE COAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS BOUNDARY AS IT APPROACHES. CONDITIONS
WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR SOME OF THE STORMS TO REACH SEVERE LEVELS WITH
LARGE HAIL BEING THE MAIN WEATHER THREAT...THOUGH DAMAGING WINDS
WILL ALSO BE A POSSIBILITY.

IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM BRENHAM TO
LIVINGSTON. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST TO
EAST ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY...ENHANCING THE PRECIPITATION AND
LIKELY CAUSING SOME TRAINING HEAVY RAINS. EXPECT WIDESPREAD 1 INCH
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THIS AREA TONIGHT WITH LOCALIZED 3 INCH
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE WHERE STRONGER TRAINING STORMS OCCUR.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE OVERHEAD SUNDAY
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY PROVIDING A GOOD CHANCE OF RAINFALL. THOUGH
SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED...OCCASIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY BE ENOUGH TO
CAUSE A RISE ON AREA CREEKS...RIVERS AND STREAMS. THIS WILL CONTINUE
TO BE MONITORED AND THIS PRODUCT WILL BE UPDATED LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AS ADDITIONAL DATA BECOMES AVAILABLE.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 10, 4:23 PM CDT, 5 hours 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
423 PM CDT SAT APR 10 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0415 PM     HAIL             CROCKETT                31.32N 95.46W
04/10/2004  2.75 INCH        HOUSTON            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTED AT THE QUAIL TRAIL SUBDIVISION IN CROCKETT.

0415 PM     HAIL             CROCKETT                31.32N 95.46W
04/10/2004  0.75 INCH        HOUSTON            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTED AT THE SHERIFFS OFFICE. ALSO REPORTED ON FM 229
            JUST NORTHWEST OF TOWN.

0415 PM     HAIL             4 W LATEXO              31.39N 95.54W
04/10/2004  0.88 INCH        HOUSTON            TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORTED BY A SPOTTER AT HOUSTON COUNTY LAKE.

&&

REHBEIN

Local storm report, Apr 10, 6:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
643 PM CDT SAT APR 10 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0538 PM     HAIL             ROANS PRAIRIE           30.58N 95.94W
04/10/2004  0.75 INCH        GRIMES             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            RELAYED BY THE GRIMES COUNTY SHERIFF.

0552 PM     HAIL             COLUMBUS                29.70N 96.55W
04/10/2004  1.75 INCH        COLORADO           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTED BY THE SHERIFFS OFFICE BETWEEN COLUMBUS AND
            WEIMAR.

0552 PM     HAIL             SOMERVILLE              30.35N 96.53W
04/10/2004  1.00 INCH        BURLESON           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0604 PM     HAIL             MAGNOLIA                30.21N 95.75W
04/10/2004  4.25 INCH        MONTGOMERY         TX   AMATEUR RADIO

            REPORTED IN THE TURTLE CREEK SUBDIVISION.

0609 PM     HAIL             THE WOODLANDS           30.16N 95.49W
04/10/2004  0.75 INCH        MONTGOMERY         TX   AMATEUR RADIO

            REPORTED AT THE WOODLANDS MALL.

0608 PM     HAIL             COLUMBUS                29.70N 96.55W
04/10/2004  1.75 INCH        COLORADO           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            STRONG WINDS ALSO REPORTED.

0600 PM     HAIL             PINEHURST               30.19N 95.71W
04/10/2004  2.75 INCH        MONTGOMERY         TX   AMATEUR RADIO

0610 PM     HAIL             BELLVILLE               29.95N 96.26W
04/10/2004  1.75 INCH        AUSTIN             TX   PUBLIC

            FUNNEL CLOUD ALSO REPORTED.

&&

REHBEIN

Local storm report, Apr 10, 8:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
809 PM CDT SAT APR 10 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0554 PM     HAIL             ONALASKA                30.81N 95.11W
04/10/2004  1.75 INCH        POLK               TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0701 PM     HAIL             GOODRICH                30.61N 94.95W
04/10/2004  1.75 INCH        POLK               TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0710 PM     HAIL             20 E LIVINGSTON         30.71N 94.60W
04/10/2004  1.75 INCH        POLK               TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTED AT ALABAMA-COUSHATTA INDIAN RESERVATION.

&&

REHBEIN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 10, 7:04 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	HGX	Fort Bend	26 min
Apr 10, 7:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Polk	35 min
Apr 10, 7:27 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		2 hr
Apr 10, 7:27 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		2 hr
Apr 10, 7:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Liberty	44 min
Apr 10, 7:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Fort Bend, Harris	57 min
Apr 10, 7:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	HGX	Harris	37 min
Apr 10, 7:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Brazoria	34 min
Apr 10, 7:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Polk	31 min
Apr 10, 8:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Montgomery	34 min
Apr 10, 8:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Chambers, Liberty	67 min
Apr 10, 8:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Harris	30 min
Apr 10, 9:33 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		87 min
Apr 10, 9:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Matagorda	55 min
Apr 10, 10:57 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		2 hr
Apr 10, 11:01 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		89 min
Apr 11, 1:00 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		60 min
Apr 11, 1:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Jackson	30 min
Apr 11, 2:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Wharton	41 min
Apr 11, 10:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Jackson, Wharton	43 min
Apr 11, 11:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Fort Bend	49 min
Apr 11, 11:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Jackson, Wharton	44 min
Apr 11, 11:44 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		61 min
Apr 11, 12:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Jackson, Matagorda	45 min
Apr 11, 12:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Harris	43 min
Apr 11, 12:21 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		84 min
Apr 11, 12:45 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		60 min
Apr 11, 1:01 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		89 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2004 Every 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.