Alert archive / Texas / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this wind advisory at Jan 11, 2012, 3:00 PM CST for 23 counties in Texas. It took effect at Feb 24, 2012, 3:44 AM CST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2012, 3:00 PM CST (21:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2012, 3:44 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
All 23 counties
Austin County, TX, Brazoria County, TX, Brazos County, TX, Burleson County, TX, Chambers County, TX, Colorado County, TX, Fort Bend County, TX, Galveston County, TX, Grimes County, TX, Harris County, TX, Houston County, TX, Jackson County, TX, Liberty County, TX, Madison County, TX, Matagorda County, TX, Montgomery County, TX, Polk County, TX, San Jacinto County, TX, Trinity County, TX, Walker County, TX, Waller County, TX, Washington County, TX, Wharton County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:01 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 242 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 762 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 252 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
494 WWUS74 KHGX 112100 NPWHGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 300 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST TEXAS OVERNIGHT. DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTY ACROSS THE COASTAL COUNTIES. FURTHER INLAND...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THESE INLAND WINDS COULD END UP A LITTLE STRONGER RESULTING IN EXPANSION OF THE WIND ADVISORY FURTHER INLAND. ALL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SOME TIME IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. TXZ214-235>238-120500- /O.NEW.KHGX.WI.Y.0001.120112T1200Z-120113T0000Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-JACKSON-MATAGORDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY... EDNA...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...LAKE JACKSON... LEAGUE CITY...MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...TEXAS CITY... WINNIE 300 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * EVENT...WIND ADVISORY. * TIMING...6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * IMPACT...WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$
5 follow-up statements
796 WWUS74 KHGX 112201 NPWHGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 401 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST TEXAS OVERNIGHT. DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTY ACROSS THE COASTAL COUNTIES. FURTHER INLAND...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THESE INLAND WINDS COULD END UP A LITTLE STRONGER RESULTING IN EXPANSION OF THE WIND ADVISORY FURTHER INLAND. ALL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SOME TIME IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. TXZ214-235>238-130000- /O.CON.KHGX.WI.Y.0001.120112T1200Z-120113T0000Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-JACKSON-MATAGORDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY... EDNA...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...LAKE JACKSON... LEAGUE CITY...MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...TEXAS CITY... WINNIE 401 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * EVENT...WIND ADVISORY. * TIMING...6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * IMPACT...WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$
298 WWUS74 KHGX 121332 NPWHGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 732 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST... .STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PREVAIL TODAY IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG CANADIAN COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BY EARLY THIS EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE REGION. TXZ210>213-226-227-122145- /O.EXA.KHGX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T0000Z/ AUSTIN-COLORADO-FORT BEND-HARRIS-WALLER-WHARTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLVILLE...BROOKSHIRE...COLUMBUS... EAGLE LAKE...EL CAMPO...HEMPSTEAD...HOUSTON...HUMBLE...KATY... MISSOURI CITY...PASADENA...PIERCE...PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND... ROSENBERG...SEALY...SUGAR LAND...TOMBALL...WEIMAR...WHARTON 732 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * EVENT...WIND ADVISORY. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM CST TODAY. * IMPACT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$ TXZ214-235>238-122145- /O.CON.KHGX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T0000Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-JACKSON-MATAGORDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY... EDNA...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...LAKE JACKSON... LEAGUE CITY...MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...TEXAS CITY... WINNIE 732 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...WIND ADVISORY. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM CST TODAY. * IMPACT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$
519 WWUS74 KHGX 232158 NPWHGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 358 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS FRIDAY... .A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS ON FRIDAY FROM 6 AM THROUGH 6 PM. A COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT WILL BRING STRONG AND VERY GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-240600- /O.NEW.KHGX.WI.Y.0001.120224T1200Z-120225T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY... BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE...BRYAN...CALDWELL...CLEVELAND... COLDSPRING...COLLEGE STATION...COLUMBUS...CONROE...CORRIGAN... CROCKETT...DAYTON...EAGLE LAKE...EDNA...EL CAMPO...FREEPORT... FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...GROVETON...HEMPSTEAD...HOUSTON... HUMBLE...HUNTSVILLE...KATY...LAKE JACKSON...LAKE SOMERVILLE... LEAGUE CITY...LIBERTY...LIVINGSTON...MADISONVILLE... MISSOURI CITY...MONT BELVIEU...NAVASOTA...ONALASKA...PALACIOS... PASADENA...PEARLAND...PIERCE...PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND... ROSENBERG...SEALY...SHEPHERD...SUGAR LAND...TEXAS CITY... THE WOODLANDS...TOMBALL...TRINITY...WEIMAR...WHARTON...WILLIS... WINNIE 358 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * EVENT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH * TIMING...6 AM THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY * IMPACT...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING BEHIND A COLD FRONT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$
045 WWUS74 KHGX 240433 NPWHGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 1033 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS FRIDAY... .A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS ON FRIDAY FROM 6 AM THROUGH 6 PM. A COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT WILL BRING STRONG AND VERY GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-250000- /O.CON.KHGX.WI.Y.0001.120224T1200Z-120225T0000Z/ AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND- GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA- MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON- WHARTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY... BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE...BRYAN...CALDWELL...CLEVELAND... COLDSPRING...COLLEGE STATION...COLUMBUS...CONROE...CORRIGAN... CROCKETT...DAYTON...EAGLE LAKE...EDNA...EL CAMPO...FREEPORT... FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...GROVETON...HEMPSTEAD...HOUSTON... HUMBLE...HUNTSVILLE...KATY...LAKE JACKSON...LAKE SOMERVILLE... LEAGUE CITY...LIBERTY...LIVINGSTON...MADISONVILLE... MISSOURI CITY...MONT BELVIEU...NAVASOTA...ONALASKA...PALACIOS... PASADENA...PEARLAND...PIERCE...PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND... ROSENBERG...SEALY...SHEPHERD...SUGAR LAND...TEXAS CITY... THE WOODLANDS...TOMBALL...TRINITY...WEIMAR...WHARTON...WILLIS... WINNIE 1033 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... * EVENT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH * TIMING...6 AM THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY * IMPACT...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING BEHIND A COLD FRONT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$
235 WWUS74 KHGX 240944 NPWHGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 344 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS FRIDAY... .A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS ON FRIDAY FROM 4 AM THROUGH 6 PM. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PREVAIL IN THE WAKE OF A DEPARTING COLD FRONT. WINDS MAY GUST TO 40 MPH NEAR THE COAST. TXZ163-164-177>179-241045- /O.CAN.KHGX.WI.Y.0001.120224T1200Z-120225T0000Z/ HOUSTON-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDSPRING...CORRIGAN...CROCKETT... GROVETON...HUNTSVILLE...LIVINGSTON...ONALASKA...SHEPHERD... TRINITY 344 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL PREVAIL THIS MORNING AND THEN SLOWLY DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA WILL NOT BE MET IN THIS AREA...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$ TXZ176-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-250000- /O.EXT.KHGX.WI.Y.0001.120224T0944Z-120225T0000Z/ AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND- GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA- MONTGOMERY-WALLER-WASHINGTON-WHARTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY... BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE...BRYAN...CALDWELL...CLEVELAND... COLLEGE STATION...COLUMBUS...CONROE...DAYTON...EAGLE LAKE... EDNA...EL CAMPO...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON... HEMPSTEAD...HOUSTON...HUMBLE...KATY...LAKE JACKSON... LAKE SOMERVILLE...LEAGUE CITY...LIBERTY...MADISONVILLE... MISSOURI CITY...MONT BELVIEU...NAVASOTA...PALACIOS...PASADENA... PEARLAND...PIERCE...PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...SEALY... SUGAR LAND...TEXAS CITY...THE WOODLANDS...TOMBALL...WEIMAR... WHARTON...WILLIS...WINNIE 344 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH * TIMING...6 AM THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY * IMPACT...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING BEHIND A COLD FRONT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 3:48 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | HGX | 50 hr | |
| Jan 11, 6:39 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | HGX | Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Colorado and 17 more | 24 hr |
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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.