Tornado Warning 29, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

000 
WWUS54 KHGX 282209
SVSHGX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
509 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

TXC185-313-282215-
/O.CON.KHGX.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-090428T2215Z/
MADISON TX-GRIMES TX-
509 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR GRIMES
AND MADISON COUNTIES...

AT 507 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NORTH ZULCH...OR  12 MILES
WEST OF MADISONVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD WITH THIS 
STORM TO THE NORTHEAST OF NORTH ZULCH AT APPROXIMATELY 405 PM CDT.

* LOCATIONS IN THE THE TORNADO WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  NORMANGEE

PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE COUNTY SHERIFF...LOCAL POLICE...
OR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 3081 9588 3083 9617 3087 9618 3102 9617
      3106 9608 3109 9587
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 280DEG 3KT 3094 9610

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
336 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

.DISCUSSION...
THANKFULLY THE SURGE OF MOISTURE FROM THE GULF IS NOT HAVING A LOT
OF IMPACT ON CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT SO FAR THIS AFTN. WITH WEAK/NO
SIGNIFICANT SFC BOUNDARIES IN THE AREA...THE FOCUS OF THE STRONGER
PCPN HAS REMAINED TO OUR NORTH. AS SUCH...WILL BE DROPPING THE FFA
WITH THE NEXT PACKAGE.

NOT GOING TO MAKE TOO MANY CHANGES WITH THE REST OF THE FCST PACK-
AGE. WILL BE EXPECTING AT LEAST SCT PCPN THESE NEXT FEW DAYS GIVEN
THE VERY MOIST/UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER THE CWA AND THE CONTINUED IN-
FLUX OF SHORTWAVES FROM THE W/SW (PER THE WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROF).
SHORT-RANGE PROGS PICKING UP ON ONE DISTURBANCES FOR TOMORROW AFTN
AND THEN ANOTHER EARLY THU. PERHAPS A BREAK FOR FRI..BUT MODELS DO
KEEP THE ANTENNAE RAISED FOR SUN AS A MORE SIGNIFICANT S/WV SYSTEM
DIGS SWD AND MOVES ACROSS. 41

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
COLLEGE STATION (CLL)      65  83  67  83  68 /  60  30  50  30  30
HOUSTON (IAH)              66  84  68  84  70 /  50  30  30  20  20
GALVESTON (GLS)            69  81  70  80  73 /  50  20  20  20  20

&&

.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL
     20 NM TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO
     60 NM.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
724 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-291230-
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-
724 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

FLOODING CONCERNS ACROSS THE NORTHERN TWO THIRDS OF THE FORECAST
AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS...WITH
REBUILDING CELLS OFF TO THE WEST...WILL PASS OVER REGIONS THAT
HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 4-PLUS INCHES OF RAIN THIS MORNING. PLEASE
REFER TO THE APPROPRIATE FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS TO KEEP
ABREAST OF THIS ONGOING SITUATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

MAIN HAZARDOUS WEATHER THREAT WILL BE WITH RETURNING
THUNDERSTORMS. AS OF NOW...THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO
PRIMARILY AFFECT THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN COUNTIES OF OUR COUNTY
WARNING AREA. THE BEHAVIOR OF THESE STORMS WILL ULTIMATELY
DETERMINE THE DAY-TO-DAY THREATS...WHETHER THEY BE FLOODING
CONCERNS OR SEVERE WEATHER ELEMENTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER VIGILANCE WILL BE NEEDED...AND GREATLY APPRECIATED...OVER THIS
COMING WEEK.