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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 40, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

April 4, 20084 counties in Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 4, 2008, 9:37 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 38 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 4, 2008, 9:37 AM CDT (14:37 UTC)
Expired: Apr 4, 2008, 10:15 AM CDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Houston County, TX, Madison County, TX, Trinity County, TX, Walker County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 178 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:39 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 4, 5:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 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 Apr 3, 6:44 PM CDT, 14 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 6:44 PM CDT, 14 hours 53 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 4, 9:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Brazos, Grimes, Madison	59 min
Apr 4, 9:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Brazos, Burleson	49 min
Apr 4, 9:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Brazos, Burleson, Washington	47 min
Apr 4, 9:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Brazos, Grimes, Madison, Walker	52 min
Apr 4, 10:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Brazos, Grimes, Montgomery	39 min
Apr 4, 10:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Grimes, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker	45 min
Apr 4, 1:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Liberty, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto	50 min
Apr 4, 1:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Liberty, Polk	34 min
Apr 4, 2:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Liberty	31 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2008 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008

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.