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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 88, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2011, 7:52 PM CDT for 5 counties in Texas. It was in force for 53 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
- Jul 5, 2011, 7:52 PM CDT (00:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2011, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Grimes County, TX, Harris County, TX, Montgomery County, TX, Waller County, TX, Washington County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 255 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 837 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -135 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1111 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jul 5, 7:00 PM CDT, 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 7:00 PM CDT, 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 700 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2011 .AVIATION... OUTFLOW FROM EARLIER STORMS IN THE EAST NOW ALONG A NAVASOTA TO IAH TO HOU TO NEAR HGX LINE AND CONTINUING TO SPREAD WSW. STORMS CLUSTERING IN SE MONTGOMERY COUNTY TO THE NORTHEAST OF IAH SHOULD SLOWLY WEAKEN BUT MAY REINFORCE THE EASTERLY FLOW ACROSS IAH/HOU WITH SHRA/TSRA DEVELOPING VCNTY OF DWH TO IWS. ANOTHER AREA OF STORMS MOVING SOUTH NEAR DKR. OVERNIGHT EXPECT WINDS TO RELAX AND SKIES TO CLEAR EXCEPT FOR SOME LINGERING CI. TOMORROW A SIMILAR DAY WITH SHRA/TSRA DEVELOPING VCNTY OF SEABREEZE AND MORE STORMS DEVELOPING TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST WITH THE NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT BRING MORE DISTURBANCES SOUTH INTO THE REGION. 45 && .UPDATE... QUICK UPDATE TO RAISE POPS IN THE HOUSTON/TRINITY COUNTY AREA AND ADD MENTION OF SEVERE FOR PULSE SEVERE. INVERTED V SHOULD SUPPORT A CONTINUATION OF SEVERE POTENTIAL FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS IN THOSE NORTHEASTERN COUNTIES. A COUPLE OF REPORTS OF HAIL/WIND DAMAGE IN LIBERTY AND HOUSTON COUNTY. 45 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... COLLEGE STATION (CLL) 75 98 75 98 75 / 40 10 20 10 20 HOUSTON (IAH) 75 97 75 97 75 / 20 20 10 20 20 GALVESTON (GLS) 81 93 81 93 81 / 20 20 10 20 10 && .HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. GM...NONE. && DISCUSSION...45
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 3:23 AM CDT, 16 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 323 AM CDT TUE JUL 5 2011 TXZ176>178-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-060830- AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND- GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA- MONTGOMERY-SAN JACINTO-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-WHARTON- 323 AM CDT TUE JUL 5 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS FOR A FEW STRONGER STORMS. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...AND SMALL HAIL. THE COMBINATION OF VERY DRY FUELS...HOT TEMPERATURES...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 30 TO 40 PERCENT...AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING EACH DAY. THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS FOR A FEW STRONGER STORMS. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING....AND SMALL HAIL. THE COMBINATION OF VERY DRY FUELS...HOT TEMPERATURES...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 30 TO 40 PERCENT...AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. TXZ163-164-179-060830- HOUSTON-POLK-TRINITY- 323 AM CDT TUE JUL 5 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS FOR A FEW STRONGER STORMS. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...CLOUD-TO- GROUND LIGHTNING....AND SMALL HAIL. THE COMBINATION OF VERY DRY FUELS...HOT TEMPERATURES...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 30 TO 40 PERCENT...AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING EACH DAY. THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS FOR A FEW STRONGER STORMS. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS ...CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING....AND SMALL HAIL. THE COMBINATION OF VERY DRY FUELS...HOT TEMPERATURES...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 30 TO 40 PERCENT...AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 5:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
505 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2011
TXZ200-214-052245-
CHAMBERS-LIBERTY-
505 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
AT 503 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES EAST OF LIBERTY...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5
MPH.
HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...
BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...LIBERTY...KENEFICK...
HARDIN...DEVERS AND DAYTON LAKES.
GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS TO
BLOW AROUND. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE OR NON-CONVERTIBLE
AUTOMOBILE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.
LAT...LON 2988 9472 3018 9497 3024 9491 3024 9467
3022 9463 3012 9460 3012 9446 3011 9445
2990 9444 2990 9437 2987 9436
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 066DEG 3KT 3008 9460Special weather statement, Jul 5, 6:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
637 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2011
TXZ163-164-060030-
HOUSTON-TRINITY-
637 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
AT 633 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 18 MILES NORTHEAST OF CROCKETT...MOVING SOUTH AT
10 MPH.
HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...
ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...WECHES...PENNINGTON...
LATEXO...KENNARD AND CROCKETT.
GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS TO
BLOW AROUND. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE OR NON-CONVERTIBLE
AUTOMOBILE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.
LAT...LON 3158 9524 3159 9519 3150 9509 3148 9510
3147 9506 3139 9495 3110 9523 3136 9555
3160 9534 3160 9529 3160 9527
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 006DEG 8KT 3145 9520Local storm report, Jul 5, 7:36 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Harris, Montgomery, Waller | 32 min |
| Jul 6, 3:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Fort Bend | 66 min |
| Jul 6, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris | 26 min |
| Jul 6, 3:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Harris | 57 min |
| Jul 6, 3:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Walker | 62 min |
| Jul 6, 4:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Fort Bend | 68 min |
| Jul 6, 5:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Trinity | 64 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.