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Special Weather Statement, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

January 9, 2012Chambers County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this special weather statement at Jan 9, 2012, 2:20 AM CST for Chambers County, Texas. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jan 9, 2012, 2:20 AM CST (08:20 UTC)
Expired
Jan 9, 2012, 3:00 AM CST
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

County Chambers County, TX

The radar

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jan 8, 11:38 PM CST, 2 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 11:38 PM CST, 2 hours 42 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 8, 3:19 PM CST, 11 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
319 PM CST SUN JAN 8 2012

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-092130-
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-
319 PM CST SUN JAN 8 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

AREAS OF SEA FOG ARE EXPECTED CLOSER TO THE COAST AND WILL LIMIT
VISIBILITIES. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES SHOULD INCREASE
TONIGHT WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL AS AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE REGION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

EXPECT SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME WIDESPREAD ON
MONDAY AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION. HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA. AT THIS
TIME...AVERAGE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED WITH LOCALIZED 4 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IN GENERAL THE
HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED IN AREAS SOUTH OF A CROCKETT
TO CALDWELL LINE. CHANCES OF SEVERE WEATHER ARE FAIRLY LOW AS
INSTABILITY WILL BE LIMITED. HOWEVER...HIGHER INSTABILITY WILL BE
POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST WHERE WINDS FIELDS MAY SUPPORT ROTATING
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH COULD PRODUCE A BRIEF TORNADO. THIS THREAT
WILL BE CONFINED TO COASTAL AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 DURING
THE MORNING HOURS.

A CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA ON THURSDAY. A
LIGHT FREEZE IS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOME INLAND LOCATIONS THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY NIGHTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-092130-
GALVESTON BAY-MATAGORDA BAY-
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-
319 PM CST SUN JAN 8 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

AREAS SEA FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS
AND BAYS. THE FOG COULD BE DENSE AT TIMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR SEA FOG THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT WHEN THE NEXT FRONT IS FORECAST TO PUSH OFF THE COAST.
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG
AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT LATE MONDAY. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AND SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES MAY BE REQUIRED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 9, 2:20 AM CST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
220 AM CST MON JAN 9 2012

TXZ213-214-090900-
CHAMBERS-HARRIS-
220 AM CST MON JAN 9 2012

...STRONG STORM IN SOUTHERN HARRIS COUNTY...

AT 216 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTH OF PASADENA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
15 MPH. THIS STORM IS ALSO SHOWING SOME ROTATION. WE WILL BE
MONITORING FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNING.

FUNNEL CLOUDS...PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...ARE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...SAN JACINTO STATE
PARK...PASADENA...MORGAN'S POINT...LA PORTE...HIGHLANDS...DEER
PARK...BAYTOWN AND BARRETT.

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 2965 9497 2967 9499 2963 9500 2953 9513
      2956 9520 2991 9506 2980 9480
TIME...MOT...LOC 0819Z 212DEG 13KT 2958 9514

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 8, 10:44 PM CSTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryHGX19 hr
Jan 9, 4:40 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXMadison65 min
Jan 9, 4:58 AM CSTTornado WarningHGXHouston, Madison, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker47 min
Jan 9, 5:45 AM CSTTornado WarningHGXPolk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker44 min
Jan 9, 5:52 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXMontgomery53 min
Jan 9, 6:02 AM CSTTornado WarningHGXMontgomery58 min
Jan 9, 6:40 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXAustin, Colorado65 min
Jan 9, 7:17 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXAustin, Colorado, Fort Bend, Waller, Wharton43 min
Jan 9, 7:58 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXAustin, Fort Bend, Harris, Waller, Wharton62 min
Jan 9, 8:11 AM CSTTornado WarningHGXFort Bend49 min
Jan 9, 8:57 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXBrazoria, Fort Bend, Harris63 min
Jan 9, 8:58 AM CSTTornado WarningHGXFort Bend, Harris47 min
Jan 9, 9:20 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXWharton25 min
Jan 9, 9:28 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXFort Bend, Harris2 hr
Jan 9, 9:35 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXLiberty, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto115 min
Jan 9, 9:40 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazoria, Fort Bend, Matagorda, Wharton2 hr
Jan 9, 9:49 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXBrazoria, Matagorda, Wharton41 min
Jan 9, 9:52 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningHGXFort Bend, Harris, Wharton3 hr
Jan 9, 9:58 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXBrazoria, Fort Bend, Wharton32 min
Jan 9, 10:13 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXHarris, Montgomery, Waller2 hr
Jan 9, 10:17 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXBrazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Harris43 min
Jan 9, 10:21 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningHGXLiberty, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto3 hr
Jan 9, 10:25 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningHGX2 hr
Jan 9, 10:33 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXBrazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Matagorda, Wharton42 min
Jan 9, 10:37 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningHGXChambers, Harris, Liberty3 hr
Jan 9, 10:46 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXLiberty44 min
Jan 9, 11:06 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningHGXBrazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris3 hr
Jan 9, 11:11 AM CSTTornado WarningHGXBrazoria, Fort Bend27 min
Jan 9, 11:26 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXBrazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris64 min
Jan 9, 11:35 AM CSTTornado WarningHGXBrazoria, Galveston25 min
Jan 9, 11:54 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris22 hr
Jan 9, 12:16 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXMatagorda119 min
Jan 9, 12:27 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXBrazoria, Galveston48 min
Jan 9, 12:39 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningHGX66 min
Jan 9, 12:39 PM CSTTornado WarningHGXGalveston36 min
Jan 9, 12:48 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningHGX117 min
Jan 9, 1:16 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXBrazoria, Galveston29 min
Jan 9, 1:41 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningHGX64 min
Jan 9, 2:05 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXChambers, Galveston25 min
Jan 9, 2:16 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningHGXBrazoria, Chambers, Galveston2 hr
Jan 9, 2:52 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningHGX83 min
Jan 9, 2:56 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryHGX11 hr
Jan 9, 3:08 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningHGX67 min
Jan 9, 4:19 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningHGX56 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.