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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 47, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 18, 2008, 4:33 AM CDT for Brazoria County, Galveston County, Harris County, Texas. It was in force for 42 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 18, 2008, 4:33 AM CDT (09:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 18, 2008, 5:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Brazoria County, TX, Galveston County, TX, Harris County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 17, 5:18 PM CDT, 11 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 17, 5:18 PM CDT, 11 hours 15 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 4:43 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 62 min | |
| Apr 18, 5:42 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 63 min |
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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.