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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 149, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

December 27, 2015Houston County, Trinity County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 27, 2015, 9:47 AM CST for Houston County, Trinity County, Texas. It was in force for 28 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: Dec 27, 2015, 9:47 AM CST (15:47 UTC)
Expired: Dec 27, 2015, 10:15 AM CST
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Houston County, TX, Trinity County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 193 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Dec 27, 8:56 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	10 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.

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Dec 27, 9:40 AM CST, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 27, 9:40 AM CST, 7 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 27, 4:23 AM CST, 5 hours 24 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 27, 6:25 AM CST, 3 hours 22 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 27, 6:36 AM CST, 3 hours 11 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 27, 7:49 AM CST, 1 hour 58 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
749 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015

TXZ164-177-199-271415-
TRINITY TX-WALKER TX-MONTGOMERY TX-
749 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN WALKER...CENTRAL
MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHWESTERN TRINITY COUNTIES UNTIL 815 AM CST...

AT 749 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
WILLIS...MOVING NORTH AT 65 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORTHERN CONROE...HUNTSVILLE...WILLIS...TRINITY...PANORAMA VILLAGE...
NEW WAVERLY...RIVERSIDE...LAKE CONROE DAM AND HUNTSVILLE STATE PARK.

LAT...LON 3033 9541 3033 9563 3091 9557 3102 9532
TIME...MOT...LOC 1349Z 191DEG 57KT 3048 9550

Special weather statement, Dec 27, 8:24 AM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
824 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015

TXZ163-164-177-271515-
TRINITY TX-WALKER TX-HOUSTON TX-
824 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN WALKER...SOUTHWESTERN
TRINITY AND SOUTHWESTERN HOUSTON COUNTIES UNTIL 915 AM CST...

AT 824 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
HUNTSVILLE...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HUNTSVILLE...TRINITY...LOVELADY...RIVERSIDE AND HUNTSVILLE STATE
PARK.

LAT...LON 3060 9550 3063 9558 3119 9560 3116 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 1424Z 189DEG 38KT 3070 9551

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 27, 2:50 AM CST	Wind Advisory	HGX	Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Colorado and 17 more	30 hr
Dec 27, 3:47 AM CST	Gale Warning	HGX		29 hr
Dec 27, 6:25 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Brazos	50 min
Dec 27, 6:36 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Montgomery, Walker	39 min
Dec 27, 7:49 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Walker	26 min
Dec 27, 8:24 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Walker	51 min
Dec 27, 10:07 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Austin, Washington	38 min
Dec 27, 10:40 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Austin, Washington	2 hr
Dec 27, 11:06 AM CST	Tornado Warning	HGX	Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Washington	12 min
Dec 27, 11:34 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Brazos, Burleson, Washington	116 min
Dec 27, 11:39 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Austin, Burleson, Washington	2 hr
Dec 27, 12:25 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Austin, Washington	2 hr
Dec 27, 12:30 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Brazos, Grimes, Madison	2 hr
Dec 27, 1:25 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Brazos, Burleson, Washington	65 min
Dec 27, 2:22 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Madison, Waller and 1 more	113 min
Dec 27, 2:27 PM CST	River Flood Warning	HGX	Brazos, Grimes, Madison	6 days
Dec 27, 2:30 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Houston, Trinity, Walker	30 min
Dec 27, 2:41 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Houston, Madison, Montgomery, Trinity, Walker	34 min
Dec 27, 3:05 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Houston, Trinity	25 min
Dec 27, 3:34 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Houston	41 min
Dec 27, 3:51 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Houston	24 min
Dec 27, 5:02 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Harris	43 min
Dec 27, 5:28 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	San Jacinto	47 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.