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Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

January 30, 201323 counties in Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this red flag warning at Jan 30, 2013, 7:33 AM CST for 23 counties in Texas. It was in force for 10 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 30, 2013, 7:33 AM CST (13:33 UTC)
Expired: Jan 30, 2013, 6:00 PM CST
In force: 10 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 13:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this red flag warning 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 red flag warning went out at Jan 30, 4:31 AM CST, 3 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 30, 4:31 AM CST, 3 hours 2 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 30, 7:12 AM CST, 21 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 29, 6:20 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Burleson	55 min
Jan 29, 7:15 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Burleson	45 min
Jan 29, 8:22 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Walker	38 min
Jan 29, 9:10 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Polk, Trinity	35 min
Jan 29, 9:17 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Washington	43 min
Jan 29, 10:25 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Houston, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker	50 min
Jan 30, 4:23 AM CST	Wind Advisory	HGX	Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Colorado and 17 more	12 hr

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.