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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 10, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

April 16, 20154 counties in Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 16, 2015, 8:14 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 16, 2015, 8:14 PM CDT (01:14 UTC)
Expired: Apr 16, 2015, 9:00 PM CDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Brazoria County, TX, Fort Bend County, TX, Matagorda County, TX, Wharton County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 16, 2:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 16, 7:14 PM CDT, 1 hour before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
714 PM CDT THU APR 16 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0545 PM     FLASH FLOOD      HUNTSVILLE              30.71N  95.55W
04/16/2015                   WALKER             TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY HAS FLOODED PARKING LOTS
            AND FLOODING IN THE RECREATION BUILDING.

&&

EVENT NUMBER HGX1500032

DH

Special weather statement, Apr 16, 7:27 PM CDT, 47 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 16, 7:46 PM CDT, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
746 PM CDT THU APR 16 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1210 PM     HAIL             HEDWIG VILLAGE          29.78N  95.52W
04/16/2015  E0.75 INCH       HARRIS             TX   PUBLIC

            REPORTS OF DIME SIZE HAIL AROUND THE SPRING BRANCH
            AREA...NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF INTERSTATE 10 AND
            BELTWAY 8.

1215 PM     HAIL             HEDWIG VILLAGE          29.78N  95.52W
04/16/2015  E1.00 INCH       HARRIS             TX   PUBLIC

            NUMEROUS REPORTS OF QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

0335 PM     HAIL             COLUMBUS                29.70N  96.55W
04/16/2015  M0.75 INCH       COLORADO           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            DIME SIZED HAIL IN DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS.

0340 PM     HAIL             4 W COLUMBUS            29.70N  96.62W
04/16/2015  M1.00 INCH       COLORADO           TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL ALONG INTERSTATE 10 WEST OF
            COLUMBUS.

0340 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 W COLUMBUS            29.70N  96.62W
04/16/2015                   COLORADO           TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE LIMBS DOWN ALONG INTERSTATE 10 DUE TO 60 MILE PER
            HOUR WIND GUSTS.

0458 PM     HAIL             8 NW HUNTSVILLE         30.79N  95.65W
04/16/2015  M0.75 INCH       WALKER             TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DIME SIZED HAIL 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF HUNTSVILLE.

0508 PM     HAIL             HUNTSVILLE              30.71N  95.55W
04/16/2015  E0.50 INCH       WALKER             TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HALF INCH HAIL IN HUNTSVILLE...

0509 PM     HAIL             2 NE BRYAN              30.69N  96.34W
04/16/2015  M1.50 INCH       BRAZOS             TX   PUBLIC

            PING PONG SIZED HAIL JUST NORTHEAST OF BRYAN.

0510 PM     HAIL             12 E LIVINGSTON         30.71N  94.73W
04/16/2015  M1.00 INCH       POLK               TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED OVER THE ALABAMA-COUSHATTA
            RESERVATION.

0510 PM     TSTM WND DMG     THE WOODLANDS           30.16N  95.49W
04/16/2015                   MONTGOMERY         TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            THREE LARGE OAK TREES UPROOTED THEN LANDING ON
            HOMES...OTHER TREE LIMBS BROKEN AND WIND DAMAGE TO A
            HALF MILE STRETCH OF NEIGHBORHOOD.

0512 PM     HAIL             7 WNW HUNTSVILLE        30.75N  95.66W
04/16/2015  M1.00 INCH       WALKER             TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL IN CRABBS PRAIRIE.

0535 PM     HAIL             4 N HUNTSVILLE          30.77N  95.55W
04/16/2015  M1.25 INCH       WALKER             TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL JUST NORTH OF HUNTSVILLE.

0545 PM     FLASH FLOOD      HUNTSVILLE              30.71N  95.55W
04/16/2015                   WALKER             TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY HAS FLOODED PARKING LOTS
            AND FLOODING IN THE RECREATION BUILDING.

0605 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     PALACIOS                28.71N  96.24W
04/16/2015                   MATAGORDA          TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FUNNEL CLOUD JUST NORTH OF PALACIOS.

&&

EVENT NUMBER HGX1500020 HGX1500021 HGX1500024 HGX1500022 HGX1500023
HGX1500025 HGX1500026 HGX1500029 HGX1500028 HGX1500033 HGX1500027
HGX1500030 HGX1500032 HGX1500031

DH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 16, 7:08 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Chambers, Harris, Liberty	112 min
Apr 16, 7:10 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Chambers, Harris, Liberty	2 hr
Apr 16, 7:20 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Polk, San Jacinto, Walker	115 min
Apr 16, 7:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Wharton	33 min
Apr 16, 7:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Matagorda, Wharton	39 min
Apr 16, 8:06 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Chambers, Harris, Liberty	114 min
Apr 16, 8:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Austin, Colorado, Wharton	38 min
Apr 16, 8:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Austin, Colorado, Fort Bend, Waller, Wharton	48 min
Apr 16, 9:03 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Chambers, Harris, Liberty	117 min
Apr 16, 9:39 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Harris, Montgomery	2 hr
Apr 16, 9:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Fort Bend	30 min
Apr 16, 10:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Brazoria, Fort Bend	46 min
Apr 16, 10:25 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	HGX		9 hr
Apr 16, 10:41 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		49 min
Apr 16, 10:54 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Chambers, Harris, Liberty	3 hr
Apr 16, 11:04 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Harris	3 hr
Apr 16, 11:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Brazos, Burleson, Washington	117 min
Apr 17, 12:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	2 hr
Apr 17, 4:09 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		36 min
Apr 17, 4:20 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		40 min
Apr 17, 4:44 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		46 min
Apr 17, 5:07 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		38 min
Apr 17, 5:21 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		84 min
Apr 17, 3:53 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		67 min
Apr 17, 4:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Matagorda	49 min
Apr 17, 4:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Jackson	41 min
Apr 17, 5:03 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Jackson	3 hr
Apr 17, 5:39 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Colorado, Wharton	3 hr
Apr 17, 5:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Colorado, Jackson, Matagorda, Wharton	45 min
Apr 17, 6:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Waller	35 min
Apr 17, 6:14 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Colorado, Jackson, Wharton	2 hr
Apr 17, 6:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Austin, Brazoria, Colorado, Fort Bend, Jackson, Matagorda and 2 more	39 min
Apr 17, 6:32 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Austin, Colorado, Fort Bend, Harris, Waller, Wharton	118 min
Apr 17, 6:56 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Brazoria, Fort Bend, Jackson, Matagorda, Wharton	3 hr
Apr 17, 6:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Austin, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Matagorda and 2 more	49 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.