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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 16, 2015, 9:45 PM CDT for Fort Bend County, Texas. It was in force for 30 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2015, 9:45 PM CDT (02:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2015, 10:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Fort Bend County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:44 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 10:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Rosenberg, TX | TRAINED SPOTTER ESTIMATES 60 MPH GUSTS |
| Apr 16, 10:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Rosenberg, TX | TRAINED SPOTTER ESTIMATES 60 MILE PER HOUR WIND GUSTS. |
| Apr 16, 10:20 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Rosenberg, TX | HAIL PEAKED AT QUARTER SIZE |
| Apr 16, 10:20 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Rosenberg, TX | HAIL PEAKED AT QUARTER SIZED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
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 |
| Apr 16, 8:36 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 249 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
- 2661 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 705 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.6
- Supercell composite
- 13.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
861
WUUS54 KHGX 170245
SVRHGX
TXC157-170315-
/O.NEW.KHGX.SV.W.0013.150417T0245Z-150417T0315Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
945 PM CDT THU APR 16 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
FORT BEND COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
* UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
* AT 944 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ORCHARD...OR 7 MILES
NORTHWEST OF ROSENBERG...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SUGAR LAND...SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI CITY...ROSENBERG...RICHMOND...
FIRST COLONY...PECAN GROVE...MISSION BEND...NEEDVILLE...FULSHEAR...
PLEAK...SIMONTON...FAIRCHILDS...BEASLEY...KENDLETON...ORCHARD...
THOMPSONS...FOUR CORNERS...NEW TERRITORY...GREATWOOD AND CUMINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...
DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...MOVE TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY
RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
TEXAS.
LAT...LON 2947 9602 2959 9602 2972 9599 2975 9582
2965 9561 2951 9555 2936 9570 2940 9587
TIME...MOT...LOC 0244Z 265DEG 29KT 2961 9589
$$
LWWhat 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.
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 16, 6:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 6:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
659 PM CDT THU APR 16 2015
.DISCUSSION...
00Z TAF DISCUSSION IN AVIATION...
&&
.AVIATION...
MAIN CONCERN IS OBVIOUSLY CONVECTION. LOOKS LIKE CONVECTION WILL
BE ENDING THROUGH 02-03Z...WILL HOLD ONTO VCTS/TSRA FOR MOST TAF
SITES AS CONVECTION WANES. BASED ON HRRR TRENDS MAY KEEP SOME VCSH
GOING THROUGH THE NIGHT IF ANYTHING RE-DEVELOPS. CONFIDENCE IS NOT
VERY HIGH ON THIS SO ANTICIPATE AMMENDING TAFS TO REMOVE
CONVECTION IN THE SHORT TERM. CIGS SHOULD BE VFR/MVFR OVERNIGHT
INTO TOMORROW MORNING. BASED ON WRF-ARW/TX TECH WRF AND EVEN
SUPPORTED BY GFS...EXPECT LARGE MCS TO MOVE INTO THE AREA IN THE
EVENING SO ADDED MENTION OF VCTS FOR TAFS. STILL TIME TO WORK OUT
THESE DETAILS AND LIKELY BE FOCUS OF 06Z TAFS.
39
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 357 PM CDT THU APR 16 2015/
DISCUSSION...
AN ACTIVE DAY WITH THE MAIN WEATHER ELEMENTS BEING OF EARLY
AFTERNOON HAIL OVER WEST HOUSTON FROM QUICKER PULSERS TRANSITIONING
TO TRAINING HEAVY RAINS LEADING GREATER THAN 4 INCH AMOUNTS OVER
THE SOUTHEASTERN CWA (EASTERN LIBERTY AND CHAMBERS COUNTIES). THE
NEXT ROUND OF THUNDERSTORM CLUSTERS ARE NOW BEGINNING TO IMPACT
THE WESTERN FORECAST AREA...WITH THOSE COMMUNITIES ALONG AND NORTH
OF HIGHWAY 59 TARGETED IN THE SHORT TERM FOR EXCESSIVE RAINFALL
LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING. THE MONSTER STORM OVER REFUGIO COUNTY
WAS A RIGHT TURNER AND PRODUCED A TORNADO ABOUT AN HOUR AGO SO...
ANY STRONG CELL THAT BEGINS TO EXHIBIT THIS TURNING BEHAVIOR (WITH
THE BACKGROUND AS UNSTABLE AND SHEARED AS PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED)
WILL LIKELY BECOME SEVERE. HENCE...THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE FLASH
FLOODING WITH THE SECONDARY THREATS BEING THAT OF TORNADOES OR
LARGE HAIL WITHIN THESE DISCREET CELLS.
ANTICIPATING CONTINUED RAINFALL TO EITHER FOCUS NORTH OR SOUTH...
THAT MAY BE A LOW SKILL STATEMENT BUT IT COULD EASILY VERIFY.
NORTHERN RAIN FROM CENTRAL TEXAS CELLS MOVING INTO A NON-WORKED
OVER AIR MASS WITH SOUTHERN CWA ACTIVITY FOCUSED ALONG EITHER THE
WARM FRONT OR OLDER OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM THIS AFTERNOON'S
CONVECTION. EITHER WAY...THE ABOVE THREATS WILL BE ONGOING
THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY MORNING. AS THE FOUR CORNERS CENTERED
UPPER LOW SLOWLY ROTATES EASTWARD THROUGH THE WEEKEND...EASTERN
TEXAS WILL REMAIN UNDER THE BEST UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE WITH A
VICINITY JET SPEED MAX AIDING IN MID-UPPER EXHAUST. INSPECTION OF
W/V IMAGERY AND NPW PROGS DEPICT ANOTHER COUPLE LOBES OF HIGHER PV
MOVING UP WITHIN THE SW STEERING FLOW TOMORROW. AFTER AN EARLY
(FRI)DAY OF SCATTERED MORE DISCREET CELLULAR FORMATION...MODELS
ARE LATCHING ONTO POSSIBLY A WESTERN AREA MCS THAT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE CWA TOMORROW AFTERNOON. IF THIS OCCURS...THEN EXPECT
ANOTHER DECENT ROUND OF GREATER THAN ONE OR TWO INCH RAIN AMOUNTS
(LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING)...HIGH WINDS...HAIL...AND MAYBE THAT
ISOLATED TORNADO/FUNNEL. THIS HIGHLY MOIST NON-CAPPED AIR MASS
THAT DISPLAYS AMPLE SHEAR INDICES WILL WARRANT THE MENTION OF ALL
OF THE ELEMENTS USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERE DISCRETE OR MULTI-
CELLULAR STORM STRUCTURE(S).
THE 5H TROUGH AXIS SWINGS EAST OF TEXAS BY SUNDAY PM...AFFORDING
THE AREA A MUCH NEEDED EARLY WEEK BREAK. WEAK WESTERN DISTURBANCES
WILL RIDING ON THROUGH WITHIN THE NEAR-ZONAL FLOW WILL KEEP SLIGHT
TO LOW CHANCE POPS IN PLACE FOR MORE SHORT LIVED WARMTH-OF-THE-DAY
-TSRA. A EVOLVING SOUTHERN CALI/BAJA UPPER LOW WILL AGAIN BACK
WINDS TO MORE SOUTHWESTERLY GOING INTO MID-WEEK. A LEAD SHORTWAVE
PASSING INTO TEXAS WEDNESDAY WILL INCREASE POPS BACK TO MODERATE.
OVERCAST THROUGH MONDAY THEN PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL MID WEEK AS CLOUDS
FILL BACK IN. AVERAGE AFTERNOONS IN THE LOW TO MID 80S/MID TO UPPER
70S ON THOSE DAYS OF HIGHER PRECIPITATION WITH MINIMUM TEMPERATURES
RANGING IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A EARLY
WEEK NORTHERN BOUNDARY PASSAGE WILL USHER IN A SLIGHTLY DRIER AND
COOLER AIR MASS THAT WILL HAVE MORNINGS FALLING INTO THE INTERIOR
UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S. 31
MARINE...
ONSHORE WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AS HIGH
PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. A BRIEF WIND
SHIFT TO THE N-NE IS EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. ONSHORE
WINDS WIND RETURN MONDAY EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE AGAIN SHIFTS
EAST OF THE REGION. AN EASTERLY FETCH WILL DEVELOP AND PERSIST
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. WOULD EXPECT A SLIGHT INCREASE IN SEAS
DUE TO THE PROLONGED FETCH. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL THEN PREVAIL
THROUGH THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.
IN THE SHORT TERM...MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY
CHANGING CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND AGAIN FRIDAY AS A SERIES OF
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE
VERY STRONG WINDS. VISIBILITY WILL ALSO BE REDUCED IN VERY HEAVY
RAIN. 43
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
COLLEGE STATION (CLL) 66 78 66 79 63 / 70 70 60 50 40
HOUSTON (IAH) 67 79 67 80 64 / 50 70 60 50 40
GALVESTON (GLS) 71 77 70 76 69 / 40 60 60 50 40
&&
.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: BRAZORIA...CHAMBERS...FORT BEND...GALVESTON...
HARRIS...JACKSON...LIBERTY...MATAGORDA...WHARTON.
GM...NONE.
&&
DISCUSSION...33
AVIATION/MARINE...39Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 16, 6:59 AM CDT, 14 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 659 AM CDT THU APR 16 2015 GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226- 227-235>238-171200- 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- 659 AM CDT THU APR 16 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS TODAY. AS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST...THE APPROACH AND PASSAGE OF THE WARM FRONT FROM THE GULF WILL HELP TO FOCUS THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE UNSTABLE AND VERY MOIST AIRMASS OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS COULD SUPPORT THE FORMATION OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS APPEAR TO BE THE MAIN THREATS. IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER...THERE ARE CONCERNS WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF FLASH FLOODING TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE VERY WET GROUNDS FROM RAINS THIS PAST WEEK MAY NOT BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE HEAVY RAINS THAT DEVELOP TODAY. RAINFALL TOTALS SHOULD AVERAGE FROM ONE HALF TO ONE INCH WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE TODAY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NEEDED LATE TODAY OR TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. THE LINGERING WARM FRONT COMBINED WITH THE STILL VERY MOIST AND VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS...ALONG WITH EVEN MORE FAVORABLE JET DYNAMICS ALOFT WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ONCE AGAIN. SUPERCELLS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE. THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING AND FLOODING WILL ALSO CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. THE STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO FORM WILL BE SLOW MOVING AND LIKELY TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN. RAINFALL TOTALS FOR FRIDAY SHOULD AVERAGE AROUND ONE INCH WITH ISOLATED TOTALS FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. A FLOOD WATCH WILL LIKELY BE NECESSARY IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN ISSUED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL MAY BE NEEDED TODAY AND FRIDAY.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 16, 7:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
727 PM CDT THU APR 16 2015
TXZ226-236-170100-
MATAGORDA TX-WHARTON TX-
727 PM CDT THU APR 16 2015
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
AT 727 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
EL CAMPO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EL CAMPO...WHARTON...PIERCE...DANEVANG AND LOUISE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS.
LAT...LON 2899 9625 2908 9643 2933 9633 2940 9610
2918 9603
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 209DEG 29KT 2911 9630Local storm report, Apr 16, 7:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 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
DHLocal storm report, Apr 16, 8:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
839 PM CDT THU APR 16 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0834 PM HAIL 12 W EAGLE LAKE 29.59N 96.53W
04/16/2015 M1.75 INCH COLORADO TX EMERGENCY MNGR
GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL 3 MILES WEST OF ALTAIR IN CENTRAL
COLUMBUS COUNTY.
&&
EVENT NUMBER HGX1500034
DHLocal storm report, Apr 16, 8:47 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
847 PM CDT THU APR 16 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0834 PM HAIL 12 W EAGLE LAKE 29.59N 96.53W
04/16/2015 M1.75 INCH COLORADO TX EMERGENCY MNGR
GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL 3 MILES WEST OF ALTAIR IN CENTRAL
COLORADO COUNTY.
&&
CORRECTED REMARKS
EVENT NUMBER HGX1500034
DHLocal storm report, Apr 16, 9:10 PM CDT, 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
910 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.
0834 PM HAIL 12 W EAGLE LAKE 29.59N 96.53W
04/16/2015 M1.75 INCH COLORADO TX EMERGENCY MNGR
GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL 3 MILES WEST OF ALTAIR IN CENTRAL
COLORADO COUNTY.
&&
EVENT NUMBER HGX1500020 HGX1500021 HGX1500024 HGX1500022 HGX1500023
HGX1500025 HGX1500026 HGX1500029 HGX1500028 HGX1500033 HGX1500027
HGX1500030 HGX1500032 HGX1500031 HGX1500034
DHLocal storm report, Apr 16, 9:22 PM CDT, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
922 PM CDT THU APR 16 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0920 PM FLOOD LIBERTY 30.05N 94.80W
04/16/2015 LIBERTY TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
FM563 BETWEEN LIBERTY AND ANAHUAC...FM 160E BETWEEN
LIBERTY AND DAISETTA...BOTH FLOODED BUT PASSABLE.
&&
EVENT NUMBER HGX1500035
DHThe 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, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Matagorda, Wharton | 46 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, 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 |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.