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Small Craft Advisory 24, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

April 16, 2012

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this small craft advisory at Apr 16, 2012, 10:05 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 16, 2012, 10:05 AM CDT (15:05 UTC)
Expired
Apr 16, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
10 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 Apr 16, 6:55 AM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 6:55 AM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 16, 4:39 AM CDT, 5 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
439 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-
227-235>238-171200-
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-
439 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE IN TRAINING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
AS A STATIONARY FRONT LINGERS ACROSS THE AREA. RAINFALL TOTALS WITH
THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH
ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 4 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE. LOCALIZED FLOODING
IS POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

RAIN CHANCES WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY AS
THE STORM SYSTEM EDGES OFF TO THE EAST. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT
EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE TODAY.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 16, 7:20 AM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON
TX720 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

TXZ226-227-161300-
FORT BEND TX-WHARTON TX-
720 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN FORT BEND AND WHARTON
COUNTIES UNTIL 800 AM CDT...

AT 720 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM JUST NORTH OF EL CAMPO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
15 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A
SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 2935 9641 2961 9613 2925 9593 2915 9631
TIME...MOT...LOC 1212Z 245DEG 14KT 2925 9631

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 15, 8:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXJackson44 min
Apr 15, 8:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXJackson45 min
Apr 15, 9:07 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX53 min
Apr 15, 11:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXTrinity45 min
Apr 16, 1:29 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazoria, Galveston2 hr
Apr 16, 3:30 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazoria, Galveston2 hr
Apr 16, 5:04 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXBrazoria116 min
Apr 16, 7:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXWharton40 min
Apr 16, 10:38 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazoria, Jackson, Matagorda3 hr
Apr 16, 11:09 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchHGXBrazoria, Galveston, Jackson, Matagorda, Wharton5 hr
Apr 16, 11:51 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXBrazoria, Matagorda114 min
Apr 16, 12:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXBrazoria49 min
Apr 16, 1:21 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX84 min
Apr 16, 1:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXGalveston45 min
Apr 16, 2:28 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazoria, Galveston, Matagorda3 hr
Apr 16, 4:56 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX54 min

Nearby

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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.