Tornado Warning 30, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1045 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2004

.DISCUSSION...
HAVE SENT ANOTHER UPDATE TO INCLUDE A FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL SOUTHEAST
TEXAS ZONES. SOME AREAS IN THE NORTHERN ZONES HAVE ALREADY SEEN 3 TO 4
INCHES OF RAIN...AND MORE IS ON THE WAY. THE REST OF THE AREA HAS
SEEN HEAVY RAINS THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS...SO FLOODING IS A
GOOD BET IN THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 46/43/42

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...
UPDATE ALREADY SENT TO THE ZONES TO ACCOUNT FOR THE TORNADO WATCH IN
EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM. WE ARE CONTEMPLATING A FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST
TEXAS...BUT WILL WAIT TIL LATER THIS MORNING TO ADDRESS THAT.

&&

.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TORNADO WATCH FOR AUSTIN...BRAZOS...BURLESON...GRIMES...LIBERTY
...MADISON...MONTGOMERY...POLK...SAN JACINTO...TRINITY...WALKER
...WALLER...AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES TIL 2 PM.
FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION ALL WATERS.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
849 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2004

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-141200-
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-
849 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2004

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM...

.DAY ONE...TODAY.
A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO LINGER OVER
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. THESE STORMS HAVE A
HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAINS. THESE STORMS
WILL INTERACT WITH THE LOW TO MID LEVEL WINDS AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL
TO PRODUCE ISOLATED TORNADOES THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY AFTERNOON.

LATER THIS AFTERNOON...ADDITIONAL STORM DEVELOPMENT IS FORECAST AS AN
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES IN FROM THE WEST AND INTERACTS WITH THE
WARM MOIST AND UNCAPPED AIRMASS ALREADY IN PLACE. DAYTIME HEATING AND
THE MOVEMENT OF THE SEABREEZE INLAND WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE
THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER
THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL ALTHOUGH ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE.

HEAVY RAINS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AREAWIDE THIS AFTERNOON. SOME LOCATIONS
IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED LARGE AMOUNTS OF RAIN FROM
LAST NIGHT TO THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. RESIDENTS OF POLK...BURLESON...
BRAZOS...COLORADO...JACKSON...MATAGORDA AND WHARTON COUNTIES HAVE BEEN
THE HARDEST HIT THUS FAR. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE 1/2 TO 1 INCH
WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A
SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES WILL CHANNEL A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES ACROSS TEXAS FRIDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY THAT WILL LIKELY LEAD TO PROTRACTED PERIODS OF HEAVY
RAINS.  THE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS WILL REMAIN UNSTABLE
AND VERY MOIST THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE GROUND ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
TEXAS WILL LIKELY BE SATURATED AND THESE ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL LEAD TO
EXTENSIVE RUNOFF. WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGING MAY HELP TO DRY THINGS OUT
BY NEXT TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
723 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2004

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

0532 AM     HAIL             COLLEGE STATION         30.60N 96.31W
05/13/2004  0.25 INCH        BRAZOS             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0604 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SE LIVINGSTON         30.66N 94.88W
05/13/2004                   POLK               TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN BETWEEN HWY 146 AND HWY 190.
            TREES ALSO DOWN IN INDIAN HILLS SUBDIVISION NEAR LAKE
            LIVINGSTON...ONE ON A HOUSE.

0607 AM     HAIL             4 ENE ROANS PRAIRIE     30.61N 95.88W
05/13/2004  0.75 INCH        GRIMES             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            RELAYED PUBLIC REPORT.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
840 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2004

TXZ164-176>179-195>200-211-212-131900-
AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-GRIMES-LIBERTY-MADISON-MONTGOMERY-POLK-
SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
840 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2004

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH 2 PM FOR THE NORTHERN HALF OF
SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH
OF I-10 THROUGH 2 PM. THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ARE INCLUDED IN THE
WATCH...BURLESON...BRAZOS...GRIMES...MADISON...WASHINGTON...AUSTIN...
TRINITY...WALKER...WALLER...LIBERTY...MONTGOMERY...TRINITY AND SAN
JACINTO. THE HOUSTON METROPOLITAN AREA IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE WATCH
AT THIS TIME. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL BUILD SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE
COAST LATER THIS MORNING. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING
LARGE HAIL...WIND DAMAGE AND FLOODING RAINS.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1221 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004

GMZ330-335-350-355-TXZ178-179-197-199-200-210>214-226-227-235>238-
132200-
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-GALVESTON-GALVESTON BAY-
HARRIS-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MATAGORDA-MATAGORDA BAY-MONTGOMERY-POLK-
SAN JACINTO-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-WHARTON-
1221 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH 5 PM FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF
SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH
OF I-10 THROUGH 5 PM. THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ARE INCLUDED IN THE
WATCH...AUSTIN...BRAZORIA...CHAMBERS...COLORADO...FORT BEND...
GALVESTON...HARRIS...JACKSON...LIBERTY...MATAGORDA...MONTGOMERY...
POLK...SAN JACINTO...WALLER...WASHINGTON...AND WHARTON.

THE HOUSTON METROPOLITAN AREA IS INCLUDED IN THE WATCH. NUMEROUS
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BUILD SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE COAST THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THESE STORMS HAVE A
HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...WIND DAMAGE AND FLOODING RAINS.

TXZ164-176-177-195-196-198-132200-
BRAZOS-BURLESON-GRIMES-MADISON-TRINITY-WALKER-
1221 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004

...TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

THE TORNADO WATCH THAT HAD BEEN IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED SOUTH...AND ARE NO
LONGER A SEVERE THREAT.