Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 25, 2012, 7:16 AM CST for 6 counties in Texas. It was in force for 44 min. 11 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2012, 7:16 AM CST (13:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 25, 2012, 8:00 AM CST
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Brazos County, TX, Burleson County, TX, Grimes County, TX, Madison County, TX, Waller County, TX, Washington County, TX
The radar
The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 7:17 AM CST | TORNADO 0 | Brenham, TX | EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN WEST OF COUNTY ROAD 50 JUST TO THE NORTH OF BRENHAM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE TORNADO TRAVELED TO NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF FM262 AND CR65. IT DESTROYED SEVERAL SMALL METAL OUTBUILDINGS, REMOVED ROOF FROM A BARN, MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO A HOU |
| Jan 25, 7:17 AM CST | TORNADO | Brenham, TX | FO TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN WEST OF COUNTY ROAD 50 JUST TO THE NORTH OF BRENHAM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE TORNADO TRAVELED TO NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF FM262 AND CR65. IT DESTROYED SEVERAL SMALL METAL OUTBUILDINGS, REMOVED ROOF FROM A BARN, MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO A HOUS |
| Jan 25, 7:20 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Brenham, TX | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND VEHICLE DAMAGE IN DOWNTOWN BRENHAM. |
| Jan 25, 7:24 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | College Station, TX | BUILDING WALL VENEER FELL DOWN AT TEXAS AVENUE AND UNIVERSITY. |
| Jan 25, 7:24 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | College Station, TX | BUILDING WALL VENEER FELL DOWN AT TEXAS AVENUE AND UNIVERSITY. |
| Jan 25, 8:00 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Bedias, TX | HAY BARN DESTROYED, SILO KNOCKED OVER AND TREES DOWN ON FM 6096, 2.5 MILES WEST OF BEDIAS. |
| Jan 25, 8:00 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Brenham, TX | COUNTY WIDE DAMAGE INCLUDING ROOF DAMAGE AND DOWNED POWER LINES. |
| Jan 25, 8:00 AM CST | TORNADO 0 | 7 Ssw Madisonville, TX | TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ALONG A NARROW PATH. BARN DESTROYED WITH TIN FROM ROOF FANNED OUT IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS AND THROWN IN SOME CASES ABOUT 200 YARDS. MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO HOME. TORNADO RATED EF0. PATH LENGTH ONE THIRD OF A MILE...WIDTH 50 YARDS. STRAIG |
| Jan 25, 8:00 AM CST | TORNADO | 7 Ssw Madisonville, TX | TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ALONG A NARROW PATH. BARN DESTROYED WITH TIN FROM ROOF FANNED OUT IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS AND THROWN IN SOME CASES ABOUT 200 YARDS. MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO HOME. TORNADO RATED EFO. PATH LENGTH ONE THIRD OF A MILE...WIDTH 50 YARDS. STRAIG |
| Jan 25, 8:08 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 W Madisonville, TX | BARN DAMAGE, TIN SHED KNOCKED FLAT, TWISTED METAL AND WOOD ON ROAD, TANKS THROWN AROUND...INTERSECTION AREA OF FM 1452 AND FM 2289. |
| Jan 25, 8:08 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 W Madisonville, TX | BARN DAMAGE, TIN SHED KNOCKED FLAT, TWISTED METAL AND WOOD ON ROAD, TANKS THROWN AROUND...INTERSECTION AREA OF FM 1452 AND FM 2289 |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 3:17 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 288 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
- 28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -201 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 576 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 241 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 341 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
134
WUUS54 KHGX 251316
SVRHGX
TXC041-051-185-313-473-477-251400-
/O.NEW.KHGX.SV.W.0013.120125T1316Z-120125T1400Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
716 AM CST WED JAN 25 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BRAZOS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
EASTERN BURLESON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
GRIMES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
WESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
NORTHERN WALLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
* UNTIL 800 AM CST
* AT 712 AM CST...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE
STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTH OF
BRYAN TO 8 MILES SOUTH OF BRENHAM...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT
LIMITED TO NAVASOTA...MADISONVILLE AND COLLEGE STATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STRONG WINDS MAY KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES OR DAMAGE
BUILDINGS. TAKE COVER NOW!
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST FOR THE WARNED AREA.
&&
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 3024 9583 3006 9617 3010 9628 3008 9643
3076 9646 3091 9636 3095 9630 3100 9617
3107 9605 3110 9598 3110 9586
TIME...MOT...LOC 1316Z 232DEG 35KT 3082 9636 3007 9634
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 5:26 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Burleson | 64 min |
| Jan 25, 5:49 AM CST | Wind Advisory | HGX | Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Colorado and 14 more | 38 days |
| Jan 25, 6:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Brazos, Burleson, Washington | 63 min |
| Jan 25, 6:43 AM CST | Tornado Warning | HGX | Burleson, Washington | 32 min |
| Jan 25, 7:06 AM CST | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazos, Burleson | 24 min |
| Jan 25, 7:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Austin, Grimes, Harris, Waller, Washington | 38 min |
| Jan 25, 7:23 AM CST | Tornado Warning | HGX | Grimes, Waller, Washington | 37 min |
| Jan 25, 7:28 AM CST | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazos, Grimes, Madison | 47 min |
| Jan 25, 7:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Austin, Grimes, Harris, Houston, Madison, Montgomery and 4 more | 50 min |
| Jan 25, 8:04 AM CST | Tornado Warning | HGX | Grimes, Houston, Madison, Montgomery, Walker | 41 min |
| Jan 25, 8:08 AM CST | Tornado Warning | HGX | Grimes, Montgomery, Walker | 37 min |
| Jan 25, 8:35 AM CST | Tornado Warning | HGX | Harris, Montgomery, Waller | 10 min |
| Jan 25, 8:44 AM CST | Tornado Warning | HGX | Montgomery | 31 min |
| Jan 25, 8:46 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Harris, Houston, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity and 1 more | 44 min |
| Jan 25, 8:52 AM CST | Tornado Warning | HGX | San Jacinto, Walker | 23 min |
| Jan 25, 9:14 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Austin, Colorado, Grimes, Waller, Washington, Wharton | 3 hr |
| Jan 25, 9:29 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Houston, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker | 46 min |
| Jan 25, 9:43 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Austin, Fort Bend, Harris, Montgomery, Waller, Wharton | 2 hr |
| Jan 25, 9:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Austin, Fort Bend, Wharton | 47 min |
| Jan 25, 10:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Liberty, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity | 39 min |
| Jan 25, 10:23 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Harris, Liberty, Montgomery | 52 min |
| Jan 25, 10:25 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Austin, Fort Bend, Harris, Matagorda, Montgomery, Waller and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 25, 10:29 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Fort Bend, Harris, Wharton | 46 min |
| Jan 25, 10:36 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 114 min | |
| Jan 25, 10:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Matagorda | 48 min |
| Jan 25, 11:01 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery | 119 min |
| Jan 25, 11:08 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Liberty, Polk, San Jacinto | 22 min |
| Jan 25, 11:13 AM CST | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris | 32 min |
| Jan 25, 11:24 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Liberty | 51 min |
| Jan 25, 11:46 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 6 days |
| Jan 25, 11:47 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Matagorda | 58 min |
| Jan 25, 11:50 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 85 min | |
| Jan 25, 11:57 AM CST | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Galveston, Harris | 33 min |
| Jan 25, 12:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Harris | 21 min |
| Jan 25, 12:40 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 95 min | |
| Jan 25, 12:48 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Chambers, Galveston, Harris, Liberty | 87 min |
| Jan 25, 12:51 PM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 6 days |
| Jan 25, 1:09 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 66 min | |
| Jan 25, 1:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Chambers, Galveston | 48 min |
| Jan 25, 2:16 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 59 min | |
| Jan 25, 3:07 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 53 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.