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Gale Warning 5, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

October 30, 2015

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this gale warning at Oct 30, 2015, 9:56 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 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
Oct 30, 2015, 9:56 PM CDT (02:56 UTC)
Expired
Oct 31, 2015, 4:00 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Oct 30, 7:22 PM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 30, 7:22 PM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 30, 4:01 AM CDT, 17 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
401 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015

GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-
227-235>238-311200-
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-
401 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

EXPECT INCREASING SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE FROM WEST TO EAST
AS THE DAY PROGRESSES AND ON INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT. THERE
IS A CHANCE THAT SOME STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG OR SEVERE (DAMAGING
WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT)...
AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE TOO. IT WILL ALSO BECOME
BREEZY TODAY...AND WIND ADVISORIES MIGHT BE NEEDED. ALONG THE COAST...
ELEVATED TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY MORNING. THERE IS A
CHANCE THAT SOME STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG OR SEVERE (DAMAGING WINDS
AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT)...AND
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE TOO (RAINFALL TOTALS FRIDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 1 TO 3 INCHES
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE). RAIN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
WILL DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST AS THE DAY PROGRESSES ON SATURDAY...
AND A MAJORITY OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS SHOULD BE RAIN FREE IN TIME FOR
ANY EARLY EVENING OUTDOOR PLANS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE LATE TODAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 30, 9:56 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryHGX24 hr
Oct 31, 12:32 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXMatagorda, Wharton118 min
Oct 31, 1:06 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXHarris114 min
Oct 31, 2:27 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazoria, Fort Bend, Harris, Matagorda, Wharton2 hr
Oct 31, 2:46 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX44 min
Oct 31, 2:51 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXBrazoria, Fort Bend, Harris3 hr
Oct 31, 3:01 AM CDTTornado WarningHGXBrazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris44 min
Oct 31, 3:06 AM CDTTornado WarningHGXBrazoria, Matagorda24 min
Oct 31, 3:27 AM CDTTornado WarningHGXBrazoria, Matagorda48 min
Oct 31, 3:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris24 hr
Oct 31, 3:59 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXChambers, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery3 hr
Oct 31, 4:14 AM CDTTornado WarningHGXBrazoria31 min
Oct 31, 4:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXBrazos, Burleson83 min
Oct 31, 4:45 AM CDTTornado WarningHGXBrazoria, Galveston30 min
Oct 31, 4:59 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris14 hr
Oct 31, 5:07 AM CDTTornado WarningHGXBrazoria, Galveston, Harris23 min
Oct 31, 5:18 AM CDTTornado WarningHGXBrazoria, Galveston, Harris27 min
Oct 31, 5:29 AM CDTTornado WarningHGXChambers, Harris, Liberty46 min
Oct 31, 5:35 AM CDTTornado WarningHGXBrazoria, Galveston, Harris25 min
Oct 31, 6:07 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXHarris53 min
Oct 31, 6:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXGrimes, Madison, Washington53 min
Oct 31, 6:15 AM CDTTornado WarningHGXChambers, Harris, Liberty30 min
Oct 31, 6:44 AM CDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazoria, Chambers, Galveston3 hr
Oct 31, 6:55 AM CDTTornado WarningHGXChambers, Harris, Liberty35 min
Oct 31, 7:03 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXBrazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Harris, Liberty3 hr
Oct 31, 7:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXFort Bend, Harris48 min
Oct 31, 7:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXLiberty, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto116 min
Oct 31, 8:14 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXGalveston, Harris48 hr
Oct 31, 8:16 AM CDTTornado WarningHGXHarris, Liberty, Montgomery29 min
Oct 31, 8:33 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXLiberty, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto87 min
Oct 31, 9:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXBrazoria, Fort Bend, Wharton3 days
Oct 31, 9:33 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris24 hr
Oct 31, 9:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris13 hr
Oct 31, 9:47 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXChambers, Liberty24 days
Oct 31, 9:47 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXChambers, Liberty28 days
Oct 31, 9:55 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXBrazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty and 1 more110 min
Oct 31, 9:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXMatagorda, Wharton57 hr
Oct 31, 10:32 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris15 hr
Oct 31, 10:54 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris8 hr
Oct 31, 11:51 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXChambers, Harris, Liberty114 min
Oct 31, 11:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris11 hr
Oct 31, 11:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris20 hr
Oct 31, 11:52 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris17 hr
Oct 31, 12:42 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXGalveston2 hr
Oct 31, 12:58 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXBrazoria, Harris31 hr
Oct 31, 12:58 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXGalveston, Harris43 hr
Oct 31, 12:58 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXGalveston, Harris24 hr
Oct 31, 12:58 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris6 hr
Oct 31, 1:53 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningHGXChambers, Harris, Liberty112 min
Oct 31, 4:20 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXBrazoria28 hr
Oct 31, 4:20 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXLiberty, Polk57 hr
Oct 31, 4:20 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXGalveston, Harris24 hr
Oct 31, 4:20 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXColorado, Wharton3 days

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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.