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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

April 7, 2010Burleson County, Washington County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 7, 2010, 5:44 PM CDT for Burleson County, Washington County, Texas. It was in force for 46 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 7, 2010, 5:44 PM CDT (22:44 UTC)
Expired: Apr 7, 2010, 6:30 PM CDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Burleson County, TX, Washington County, TX

The radar

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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 7, 3:24 PM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 3:24 PM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 7, 3:21 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
321 PM CDT WED APR 7 2010

GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-
227-235>238-080300-
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-
GALVESTON-GALVESTON BAY-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-
MADISON-MATAGORDA-MATAGORDA BAY-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-
TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-WHARTON-
321 PM CDT WED APR 7 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. THE FRONT
SHOULD MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS DURING THE
LATE AFTERNOON AND ACROSS THE COAST DURING THE EVENING. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR AND ALONG THIS FRONT. SOME
OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY OVER THE
NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTHEAST
OF A MADISONVILLE TO HUNTSVILLE TO LIVINGSTON LINE. THE MAIN
THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 7, 4:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
432 PM CDT WED APR 7 2010

TXZ164-177-178-072200-
SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-
432 PM CDT WED APR 7 2010

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

AT 431 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CENTRAL WALKER COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
45 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...CRABBS PRAIRIE AND
RIVERSIDE.

SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE OR NON-CONVERTABLE AUTOMOBILE
UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 3105 9531 3083 9519 3082 9520 3071 9565
      3082 9570
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 246DEG 38KT 3080 9558

Local storm report, Apr 7, 4:58 PM CDT, 46 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 7, 5:17 PM CDT, 27 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 7, 4:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Walker	28 min
Apr 7, 4:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	San Jacinto, Walker	42 min
Apr 7, 5:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Polk, Trinity	58 min
Apr 7, 6:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Brazos, Madison	40 min
Apr 7, 6:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Montgomery, Washington	50 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.