Tornado Warning 8, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

Issued

May 14, 2010, 11:18 PM CDT (04:18 UTC)

Expired

May 14, 2010, 11:45 PM CDT

In force

27 min

Issued by

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Chambers County, TX, Galveston County, TX

The Houston radar (KHGX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

261 
WFUS54 KHGX 150418
TORHGX
TXC071-167-150445-
/O.NEW.KHGX.TO.W.0008.100515T0418Z-100515T0445Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1118 PM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN CHAMBERS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
  GALVESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT

* AT 1111 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  THIS TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED NEAR CRYSTAL BEACH... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE TORNADO WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  ROLLOVER PASS...HIGH ISLAND AND GILCHRIST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN THE INTERIOR HALLWAY OR
A ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF A STURDY BUILDING. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

IF YOU ARE INSIDE A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...EVACUATE THEM
IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING. AS A LAST
RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR
HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

&&

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 2953 9440 2945 9464 2939 9472 2941 9475
      2947 9469 2949 9462 2954 9458 2953 9451
      2954 9453 2957 9455 2955 9469 2971 9462
      2969 9446 2957 9435
TIME...MOT...LOC 0417Z 205DEG 28KT 2943 9465

$$

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at May 14, 9:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
947 PM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

.DISCUSSION...
THE LINE OF STORMS CONTINUES TO SLOWLY SHIFT EAST AND IT CONTINUES
TO PRODUCE 2-3 INCH HOURLY RAINFALL RATES WHERE TRAINING
OCCURS. EARLIER FORECAST UPDATE IS GENERALLY ON TRACK. WILL SEND
OUT ANOTHER UPDATE TO LOWER MIN TEMPS CLOSE TO THE CURRENT RAIN
COOLED VALUES AND WILL HAVE A 20 POP FOR AFT MIDNIGHT IN CASE SOME
ACTIVITY OUT WEST CAN MAKE IT INTO SE TX LATE TONIGHT. BELIEVE THAT
THE ATMOSPHERE HAS STABILIZED ENOUGH ACROSS OUR WESTERN ZONES THAT
THIS IS UNLIKELY ATTM. 33
&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
COLLEGE STATION (CLL)      67  87  70  85  70 /  20  40  30  30  30
HOUSTON (IAH)              67  87  70  87  69 /  80  40  30  30  30
GALVESTON (GLS)            73  82  75  82  74 /  80  40  30  30  30

&&

.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
     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.

&&

DISCUSSION...33

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
411 PM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-
227-235>238-151300-
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-
411 PM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS THIS EVENING. A
FEW OF THE STORMS MAY GENERATE MINOR FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OVER
URBAN LOCATIONS. RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED
WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING.

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.