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Small Craft Advisory 108, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

May 12, 2011

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this small craft advisory at May 12, 2011, 8:25 AM CDT. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 12, 2011, 8:25 AM CDT (13:25 UTC)
Expired
May 12, 2011, 10:27 AM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at May 12, 6:43 AM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 12, 6:43 AM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 12, 7:05 AM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
705 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2011

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-131215-
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-
705 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS
TODAY WITH THE APPROACH AND PASSAGE OF A STRONG UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT. ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE COMBINED WITH FAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL JET DYNAMICS AND A
WEAKENING CAP WILL HELP PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STORMS BY
THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH THE
MAIN THREATS BEING HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. RAIN CHANCE ARE
EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO TONIGHT WITH THE COLD FRONT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 12, 5:48 AM CDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
548 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2011

TXZ178-179-121130-
POLK-SAN JACINTO-
548 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

AT 547 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTH OF LIVINGSTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
10 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...ARE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...LEGGETT...SEVEN OAKS...
LIVINGSTON AND GOODRICH.

GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL TREE BRANCHES TO BE BROKEN...AND
UNSECURED OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE
OR NON-CONVERTIBLE AUTOMOBILE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 3050 9491 3063 9507 3091 9481 3067 9457
TIME...MOT...LOC 1048Z 227DEG 10KT 3063 9490

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 11, 9:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXRobertson38 min
May 11, 9:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXTrinity59 min
May 11, 9:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXBrazos, Madison25 min
May 11, 10:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXHouston66 min
May 12, 5:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXPolk42 min
May 12, 9:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXBurleson43 min
May 12, 10:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXBurleson49 min
May 12, 11:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXBrazos, Burleson43 min
May 12, 11:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXAustin, Burleson, Washington44 min
May 12, 11:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXMadison37 min
May 12, 11:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXColorado49 min
May 12, 12:29 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazos, Burleson, Grimes, Washington52 min
May 12, 12:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXAustin, Brazos, Burleson, Fort Bend, Grimes, Harris and 2 more45 min
May 12, 12:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXJackson, Wharton61 min
May 12, 12:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXColorado, Fort Bend, Wharton42 min
May 12, 1:00 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX2 hr
May 12, 1:26 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX2 hr
May 12, 1:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXAustin, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris, Matagorda, Waller and 1 more53 min
May 12, 2:01 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX119 min
May 12, 2:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXHouston, Trinity, Walker3 min
May 12, 2:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXHouston, Trinity55 min
May 12, 2:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXHarris, Montgomery58 min
May 12, 3:12 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX2 hr
May 12, 3:52 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX113 min
May 12, 3:57 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX63 min
May 12, 5:03 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX42 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.