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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 60, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

May 26, 2011Jackson County, Matagorda County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2011, 2:59 AM CDT for Jackson County, Matagorda County, Texas. It was in force for 61 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
May 26, 2011, 2:59 AM CDT (07:59 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2011, 4:00 AM CDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Jackson County, TX, Matagorda County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:00 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 26, 2:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 163 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Corpus Christi, TX at 00:00Z on 2011-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4864 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Corpus Christi, TX at 00:00Z on 2011-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 64 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
4864 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-116 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
897 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
93 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.0
Supercell composite
4.3

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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 May 26, 2:11 AM CDT, 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 2:11 AM CDT, 48 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 25, 3:03 PM CDT, 11 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
303 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-262015-
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-
303 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT...NORTH OF OF THE HOUSTON METRO AREA.
A FRONT WILL PUSH INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS TONIGHT AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP ALONG IT. SHOULD THE THUNDERSTORMS
BREAK THROUGH THE CAPPING INVERSION...THE STORMS COULD BECOME
SEVERE GIVEN STRONG INSTABILITY. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
SHOULD END BEFORE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

.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 AND TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 26, 1:33 AM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
133 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0905 PM     HAIL             SNOOK                   30.49N 96.47W
05/25/2011  E0.75 INCH       BURLESON           TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

0907 PM     HAIL             LAKE SOMERVILLE DAM     30.32N 96.53W
05/25/2011  E0.88 INCH       WASHINGTON         TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKEL SIZED HAIL ON COUNTY ROAD 416.

0911 PM     HAIL             SOMERVILLE              30.35N 96.53W
05/25/2011  E1.00 INCH       BURLESON           TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

0930 PM     HAIL             SEBASTOPOL              30.91N 95.25W
05/25/2011  E0.75 INCH       TRINITY            TX   PUBLIC

1025 PM     HAIL             4 E BURTON              30.18N 96.53W
05/25/2011  E0.75 INCH       WASHINGTON         TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PENNY SIZED HAIL ON OLD MILL ROAD

1028 PM     HAIL             3 W HUNTSVILLE          30.71N 95.60W
05/25/2011  E0.75 INCH       WALKER             TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

1030 PM     HAIL             2 S HUNTSVILLE          30.68N 95.55W
05/25/2011  E1.00 INCH       WALKER             TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

1040 PM     HAIL             4 W HUNTSVILLE          30.71N 95.62W
05/25/2011  E1.75 INCH       WALKER             TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL AT INTERSECTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 30
            AND FM HIGHWAY 1791.

1041 PM     HAIL             BRENHAM                 30.16N 96.40W
05/25/2011  E0.50 INCH       WASHINGTON         TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PEA TO DIME SIZED HAIL IN BRENHAM AND ON US HIGHWAY 290
            AND LANGE LAKE ROAD.

1054 PM     HAIL             6 NE NEW WAVERLY        30.60N 95.41W
05/25/2011  E1.75 INCH       WALKER             TX   PUBLIC

            GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL AT STATE HIGHWAY 150 AND FM HIGHWAY
            1097

1054 PM     HAIL             4 S HUNTSVILLE          30.65N 95.55W
05/25/2011  E0.88 INCH       WALKER             TX   PUBLIC

            NICKEL SIZED HAIL AT ELKINS LAKE

1130 PM     HAIL             COLUMBUS                29.70N 96.55W
05/25/2011  E1.00 INCH       COLORADO           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1130 PM     HAIL             2 N CLEVELAND           30.37N 95.08W
05/25/2011  E1.75 INCH       LIBERTY            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1138 PM     HAIL             6 W CLEVELAND           30.34N 95.18W
05/25/2011  E0.75 INCH       MONTGOMERY         TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PENNY SIZED HAIL IN FOSTORIA

1149 PM     TORNADO          7 N PLUM GROVE          30.30N 95.09W
05/25/2011                   LIBERTY            TX   PUBLIC

1150 PM     HAIL             9 S COLUMBUS            29.57N 96.55W
05/25/2011  E1.75 INCH       COLORADO           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1150 PM     HAIL             12 SSE COLUMBUS         29.54N 96.48W
05/25/2011  E1.75 INCH       COLORADO           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN ALTAIR AT THE INTERSECTION OF
            HIGHWAYS 71 AND 98.

1200 AM     HAIL             WEIMAR                  29.70N 96.78W
05/26/2011  E1.00 INCH       COLORADO           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1203 AM     HAIL             WEIMAR                  29.70N 96.78W
05/26/2011  E1.00 INCH       COLORADO           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1215 AM     TORNADO          KENEFICK                30.11N 94.85W
05/26/2011                   LIBERTY            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ON FM 1008. SOME BLOCKING STREETS.

1224 AM     TSTM WND DMG     6 SSE DAYTON            29.97N 94.86W
05/26/2011                   LIBERTY            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES BLOWN DOWN IN WESTLAKE.

1255 AM     HAIL             SHERIDAN                29.49N 96.67W
05/26/2011  E2.75 INCH       COLORADO           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0118 AM     HAIL             WINNIE                  29.82N 94.38W
05/26/2011  E1.75 INCH       CHAMBERS           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

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Local storm report, May 26, 1:49 AM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
149 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0905 PM     HAIL             SNOOK                   30.49N 96.47W
05/25/2011  E0.75 INCH       BURLESON           TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

0907 PM     HAIL             LAKE SOMERVILLE DAM     30.32N 96.53W
05/25/2011  E0.88 INCH       WASHINGTON         TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKEL SIZED HAIL ON COUNTY ROAD 416.

0911 PM     HAIL             SOMERVILLE              30.35N 96.53W
05/25/2011  E1.00 INCH       BURLESON           TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

0930 PM     HAIL             SEBASTOPOL              30.91N 95.25W
05/25/2011  E0.75 INCH       TRINITY            TX   PUBLIC

1025 PM     HAIL             4 E BURTON              30.18N 96.53W
05/25/2011  E0.75 INCH       WASHINGTON         TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PENNY SIZED HAIL ON OLD MILL ROAD

1028 PM     HAIL             3 W HUNTSVILLE          30.71N 95.60W
05/25/2011  E0.75 INCH       WALKER             TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

1030 PM     HAIL             2 S HUNTSVILLE          30.68N 95.55W
05/25/2011  E1.00 INCH       WALKER             TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

1040 PM     HAIL             4 W HUNTSVILLE          30.71N 95.62W
05/25/2011  E1.75 INCH       WALKER             TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL AT INTERSECTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 30
            AND FM HIGHWAY 1791.

1041 PM     HAIL             BRENHAM                 30.16N 96.40W
05/25/2011  E0.50 INCH       WASHINGTON         TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PEA TO DIME SIZED HAIL IN BRENHAM AND ON US HIGHWAY 290
            AND LANGE LAKE ROAD.

1054 PM     HAIL             4 S HUNTSVILLE          30.65N 95.55W
05/25/2011  E0.88 INCH       WALKER             TX   PUBLIC

            NICKEL SIZED HAIL AT ELKINS LAKE

1054 PM     HAIL             6 NE NEW WAVERLY        30.60N 95.41W
05/25/2011  E1.75 INCH       WALKER             TX   PUBLIC

            GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL AT STATE HIGHWAY 150 AND FM HIGHWAY
            1097

1130 PM     HAIL             COLUMBUS                29.70N 96.55W
05/25/2011  E1.00 INCH       COLORADO           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1132 PM     HAIL             2 N CLEVELAND           30.37N 95.08W
05/25/2011  E1.75 INCH       LIBERTY            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL AT INTERSECTION OF FM HIGHWAY 1725
            AND TONY TAP ROAD

1138 PM     HAIL             6 W CLEVELAND           30.34N 95.18W
05/25/2011  E0.75 INCH       MONTGOMERY         TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PENNY SIZED HAIL IN FOSTORIA

1140 PM     HAIL             CLEVELAND               30.34N 95.08W
05/25/2011  E1.75 INCH       LIBERTY            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL ALL AROUND CLEVELAND

1145 PM     HAIL             SPLENDORA               30.23N 95.16W
05/25/2011  E0.75 INCH       MONTGOMERY         TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1149 PM     TORNADO          7 N PLUM GROVE          30.30N 95.09W
05/25/2011                   LIBERTY            TX   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORT. NO CONFIRMATION OF DAMAGE.

1150 PM     HAIL             9 S COLUMBUS            29.57N 96.55W
05/25/2011  E1.75 INCH       COLORADO           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1150 PM     HAIL             12 SSE COLUMBUS         29.54N 96.48W
05/25/2011  E1.75 INCH       COLORADO           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN ALTAIR AT THE INTERSECTION OF
            HIGHWAYS 71 AND 98.

1200 AM     HAIL             WEIMAR                  29.70N 96.78W
05/26/2011  E1.00 INCH       COLORADO           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1203 AM     HAIL             WEIMAR                  29.70N 96.78W
05/26/2011  E1.00 INCH       COLORADO           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1215 AM     TORNADO          KENEFICK                30.11N 94.85W
05/26/2011                   LIBERTY            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ON FM 1008. SOME BLOCKING STREETS.

1224 AM     TSTM WND DMG     6 SSE DAYTON            29.97N 94.86W
05/26/2011                   LIBERTY            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES BLOWN DOWN IN WESTLAKE.

1255 AM     HAIL             SHERIDAN                29.49N 96.67W
05/26/2011  E2.75 INCH       COLORADO           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0117 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CORDELE                 29.14N 96.63W
05/26/2011                   JACKSON            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROOF RIPPED OFF A TRAILER HOME

0118 AM     HAIL             WINNIE                  29.82N 94.38W
05/26/2011  E1.75 INCH       CHAMBERS           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0143 AM     HAIL             PASADENA                29.66N 95.15W
05/26/2011  E0.75 INCH       HARRIS             TX   PUBLIC

            HAIL AT BURKE AND RED BLUFF

&&

MM/BK/PL
Local storm report, May 26, 1:58 AM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
158 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0905 PM     HAIL             SNOOK                   30.49N 96.47W
05/25/2011  E0.75 INCH       BURLESON           TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

0907 PM     HAIL             LAKE SOMERVILLE DAM     30.32N 96.53W
05/25/2011  E0.88 INCH       WASHINGTON         TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKEL SIZED HAIL ON COUNTY ROAD 416.

0911 PM     HAIL             SOMERVILLE              30.35N 96.53W
05/25/2011  E1.00 INCH       BURLESON           TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

0930 PM     HAIL             SEBASTOPOL              30.91N 95.25W
05/25/2011  E0.75 INCH       TRINITY            TX   PUBLIC

1025 PM     HAIL             4 E BURTON              30.18N 96.53W
05/25/2011  E0.75 INCH       WASHINGTON         TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PENNY SIZED HAIL ON OLD MILL ROAD

1028 PM     HAIL             3 W HUNTSVILLE          30.71N 95.60W
05/25/2011  E0.75 INCH       WALKER             TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

1030 PM     HAIL             2 S HUNTSVILLE          30.68N 95.55W
05/25/2011  E1.00 INCH       WALKER             TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

1040 PM     HAIL             4 W HUNTSVILLE          30.71N 95.62W
05/25/2011  E1.75 INCH       WALKER             TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL AT INTERSECTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 30
            AND FM HIGHWAY 1791.

1041 PM     HAIL             BRENHAM                 30.16N 96.40W
05/25/2011  E0.50 INCH       WASHINGTON         TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PEA TO DIME SIZED HAIL IN BRENHAM AND ON US HIGHWAY 290
            AND LANGE LAKE ROAD.

1054 PM     HAIL             6 NE NEW WAVERLY        30.60N 95.41W
05/25/2011  E1.75 INCH       WALKER             TX   PUBLIC

            GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL AT STATE HIGHWAY 150 AND FM HIGHWAY
            1097

1054 PM     HAIL             4 S HUNTSVILLE          30.65N 95.55W
05/25/2011  E0.88 INCH       WALKER             TX   PUBLIC

            NICKEL SIZED HAIL AT ELKINS LAKE

1130 PM     HAIL             COLUMBUS                29.70N 96.55W
05/25/2011  E1.00 INCH       COLORADO           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1132 PM     HAIL             2 N CLEVELAND           30.37N 95.08W
05/25/2011  E1.75 INCH       LIBERTY            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL AT INTERSECTION OF FM HIGHWAY 1725
            AND TONY TAP ROAD

1138 PM     HAIL             6 W CLEVELAND           30.34N 95.18W
05/25/2011  E0.75 INCH       MONTGOMERY         TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PENNY SIZED HAIL IN FOSTORIA

1140 PM     HAIL             CLEVELAND               30.34N 95.08W
05/25/2011  E1.75 INCH       LIBERTY            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL ALL AROUND CLEVELAND

1145 PM     HAIL             SPLENDORA               30.23N 95.16W
05/25/2011  E0.75 INCH       MONTGOMERY         TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1149 PM     TORNADO          7 N PLUM GROVE          30.30N 95.09W
05/25/2011                   LIBERTY            TX   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORT. NO CONFIRMATION OF DAMAGE.

1150 PM     HAIL             9 S COLUMBUS            29.57N 96.55W
05/25/2011  E1.75 INCH       COLORADO           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1150 PM     HAIL             12 SSE COLUMBUS         29.54N 96.48W
05/25/2011  E1.75 INCH       COLORADO           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN ALTAIR AT THE INTERSECTION OF
            HIGHWAYS 71 AND 98.

1200 AM     HAIL             WEIMAR                  29.70N 96.78W
05/26/2011  E1.00 INCH       COLORADO           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1203 AM     HAIL             WEIMAR                  29.70N 96.78W
05/26/2011  E1.00 INCH       COLORADO           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1215 AM     TORNADO          KENEFICK                30.11N 94.85W
05/26/2011                   LIBERTY            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ON FM 1008. SOME BLOCKING STREETS.

1224 AM     TSTM WND DMG     6 SSE DAYTON            29.97N 94.86W
05/26/2011                   LIBERTY            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES BLOWN DOWN IN WESTLAKE.

1255 AM     HAIL             SHERIDAN                29.49N 96.67W
05/26/2011  E2.75 INCH       COLORADO           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0117 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CORDELE                 29.14N 96.63W
05/26/2011                   JACKSON            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROOF RIPPED OFF A TRAILER HOME

0118 AM     HAIL             WINNIE                  29.82N 94.38W
05/26/2011  E1.75 INCH       CHAMBERS           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0143 AM     HAIL             PASADENA                29.66N 95.15W
05/26/2011  E0.75 INCH       HARRIS             TX   PUBLIC

            HAIL AT BURKE AND RED BLUFF

0150 AM     TSTM WND GST     GANADO                  29.04N 96.51W
05/26/2011  M70.00 MPH       JACKSON            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WIND GUST MEASURED WITH A PORTABLE WEATHER STATION

0150 AM     HAIL             GANADO                  29.04N 96.51W
05/26/2011  E1.75 INCH       JACKSON            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 25, 8:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXWalker52 min
May 25, 8:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXMontgomery, San Jacinto, Walker61 min
May 25, 8:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXBurleson, Washington40 min
May 25, 9:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXColorado28 min
May 25, 9:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXPolk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker42 min
May 25, 9:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXBrazos, Burleson, Grimes, Montgomery, Walker, Washington60 min
May 25, 10:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXWashington65 min
May 25, 10:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXGrimes, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Walker44 min
May 25, 10:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXColorado44 min
May 25, 10:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXLiberty, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Walker48 min
May 25, 11:23 PM CDTTornado WarningHGXLiberty, Montgomery52 min
May 25, 11:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXColorado46 min
May 25, 11:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXColorado49 min
May 25, 11:58 PM CDTTornado WarningHGXLiberty32 min
May 26, 12:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXHarris63 min
May 26, 12:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXChambers, Liberty63 min
May 26, 12:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXColorado, Jackson, Wharton45 min
May 26, 1:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXHarris63 min
May 26, 1:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXColorado, Jackson, Matagorda, Wharton62 min
May 26, 1:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXBrazoria, Galveston, Harris24 min
May 26, 1:50 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX55 min
May 26, 2:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXJackson, Matagorda, Wharton50 min
May 26, 2:42 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX79 min
May 26, 2:56 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX94 min
May 26, 3:22 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX83 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.