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Special Weather Statement, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

June 9, 2014Liberty County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this special weather statement at Jun 9, 2014, 2:21 PM CDT for Liberty County, Texas. It was in force for 39 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: Jun 9, 2014, 2:21 PM CDT (19:21 UTC)
Expired: Jun 9, 2014, 3:00 PM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

County Liberty County, TX

The radar

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The text

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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 Jun 9, 12:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 12:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 6:02 AM CDT, 8 hours 19 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
602 AM CDT MON JUN 9 2014

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-101115-
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-
602 AM CDT MON JUN 9 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
STATE WILL PUSH SOUTH THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS
SHOULD MOVE INTO THE NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS LATE
THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY FOCUSED OVER AREA GENERALLY NORTH OF A
BRENHAM TO WILLIS TO LIVINGSTON LINE. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE
PRIMARY THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS. IN ADDITION HEAVY RAINFALL WITH
BE POSSIBLE OVER THE SAME AREAS AS STORMS MAY MOVE WEST TO EAST
ACROSS THE AREA WHERE A STATIONARY FRONT SETS UP. RAINFALL TOTALS
TODAY SHOULD AVERAGE ONE QUARTER TO ONE INCH ACROSS THE NORTH
ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES. INTO THE HOUSTON METRO AREA
AMOUNTS OF UP 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE AWAY DURING THE DAY
ON TUESDAY BUT A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION AND INTERACT
WITH ANY LEFT OVER BOUNDARIES FROM TODAYS STORMS. HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE REGION
TUESDAY MORNING. RAIN CHANCES FALL QUICKLY TUESDAY NIGHT.
TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY MAY REACH THE MID 90S.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY AND TUESDAY.

GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-101115-
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-
602 AM CDT MON JUN 9 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT WITH GUSTY WINDS.
OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN SHOULD MOVE INTO THE
COASTAL WATERS TUESDAY THEN SHIFT AWAY TO THE EAST AND MAY REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 2 MILES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 10:00 AM CDT, 4 hours 21 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1000 AM CDT MON JUN 9 2014

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>199-091630-
GRIMES TX-TRINITY TX-BURLESON TX-MADISON TX-SAN JACINTO TX-
HOUSTON TX-POLK TX-WALKER TX-BRAZOS TX-WASHINGTON TX-MONTGOMERY TX-
1000 AM CDT MON JUN 9 2014

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

AT 958 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR JACKSONVILLE TO 7
MILES EAST OF BREMOND TO NEAR CEDAR PARK...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30
MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS THEY
MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS BETWEEN 1030 AM AND 1130 AM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLLEGE STATION...BRYAN...HUNTSVILLE...NAVASOTA...CROCKETT...
MADISONVILLE...CALDWELL...APPLE SPRINGS...AUSTONIO...TRINITY...
GRAPELAND...SOMERVILLE...GROVETON...LOVELADY...SNOOK...RIVERSIDE...
BEDIAS...KURTEN...KENNARD AND LATEXO.

LAT...LON 3159 9517 3133 9490 3115 9485 3112 9479
      3009 9663 3015 9665 3016 9679 3029 9664
      3032 9674 3055 9696 3073 9662 3070 9655
      3074 9647 3093 9633 3107 9605 3109 9577
      3127 9573 3132 9566 3150 9574 3155 9564
TIME...MOT...LOC 1458Z 324DEG 27KT 3193 9525 3117 9655 3048 9785

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 11:46 AM CDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1146 AM CDT MON JUN 9 2014

TXZ164-177>179-195>200-210>213-091815-
TRINITY TX-BURLESON TX-POLK TX-SAN JACINTO TX-WALKER TX-WALLER TX-
MONTGOMERY TX-WASHINGTON TX-BRAZOS TX-GRIMES TX-COLORADO TX-
HARRIS TX-AUSTIN TX-LIBERTY TX-
1146 AM CDT MON JUN 9 2014

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

AT 1143 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HUDSON TO NEAR RIVERSIDE TO NEAR COLLEGE
STATION TO NEAR GIDDINGS...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. EXPECT
WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THESE
STORMS AS THEY MOVE IN FROM THE NORTH. IN ADDITION...SOME INDIVIDUAL
CELLS WILL COLLIDE WITH THE INCOMING LINE...WHICH CAN LEAD TO BRIEF
INTENSITY SPIKES WITH HIGHER WINDS AND SMALL HAIL A POSSIBILITY
WHERE THIS OCCURS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... COLLEGE
STATION...CONROE...HUNTSVILLE...BRENHAM...TOMBALL...
CLEVELAND...NAVASOTA...SEALY...HEMPSTEAD...WILLIS...PRAIRIE VIEW...
LIVINGSTON...BELLVILLE...PINEHURST...APPLE SPRINGS...THE
WOODLANDS... WASHINGTON...SHELBY...HOCKLEY AND OAK RIDGE NORTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3029 9664 3035 9676 3063 9625 3089 9552
      3127 9489 3114 9483 3106 9456 3099 9465
      3055 9456 3049 9473 3046 9472 3039 9482
      3013 9554 2968 9636 2990 9662 2996 9657
      3014 9665 3016 9679
TIME...MOT...LOC 1643Z 309DEG 23KT 3131 9480 3089 9549 3061 9624 3025
9690

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 12:21 PM CDT, 2 hours before

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Special weather statement, Jun 9, 12:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 9, 1:30 PM CDT, 51 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 9, 2:21 PM CDT, 0 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
Jun 9, 10:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Houston, Madison, Trinity and 2 more	90 min
Jun 9, 11:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Austin, Grimes, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity and 3 more	89 min
Jun 9, 12:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Grimes	39 min
Jun 9, 12:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Polk	40 min
Jun 9, 1:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	San Jacinto	60 min
Jun 9, 3:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Liberty	42 min
Jun 9, 3:07 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		83 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.