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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 35, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

April 19, 2015Harris County, Montgomery County, Waller County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 19, 2015, 5:55 PM CDT for Harris County, Montgomery County, Waller County, Texas. It was in force for 65 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 19, 2015, 5:55 PM CDT (22:55 UTC)
Expired: Apr 19, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 65 min
Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Harris County, TX, Montgomery County, TX, Waller County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:56 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.

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 19, 2:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 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 Apr 18, 6:10 PM CDT, 23 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 18, 6:10 PM CDT, 23 hours 45 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
Apr 18, 8:41 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Brazoria	5 days
Apr 18, 8:41 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Jackson, Lavaca	17 hr
Apr 18, 8:41 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Jackson	57 hr
Apr 18, 9:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Brazos, Burleson, Houston, Madison	52 min
Apr 18, 10:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Brazos, Grimes, Houston, Madison, Walker, Washington	60 min
Apr 18, 11:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity	56 min
Apr 18, 11:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Austin, Montgomery, Waller	51 min
Apr 18, 11:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Houston, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity	40 min
Apr 19, 3:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Burleson	44 min
Apr 19, 3:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Burleson, Washington	50 min
Apr 19, 3:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Brazos	35 min
Apr 19, 3:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Washington	61 min
Apr 19, 3:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Brazos, Grimes, Madison	30 min
Apr 19, 4:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Washington	44 min
Apr 19, 4:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Madison	23 min
Apr 19, 4:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Washington	40 min
Apr 19, 4:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Grimes, Houston, Madison, Walker	36 min
Apr 19, 4:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Grimes, Harris, Waller, Washington	44 min
Apr 19, 4:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Burleson, Washington	25 min
Apr 19, 4:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Houston, Trinity	31 min
Apr 19, 5:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Grimes, Walker	21 min
Apr 19, 5:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Grimes, Harris, Montgomery, Waller	48 min
Apr 19, 5:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Houston, Trinity, Walker	29 min
Apr 19, 5:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Trinity	31 min
Apr 19, 5:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Walker	28 min
Apr 19, 5:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Grimes, Walker	28 min
Apr 19, 5:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Grimes, Harris, Montgomery, Waller	31 min
Apr 19, 6:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Waller	47 min
Apr 19, 6:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Walker	29 min
Apr 19, 6:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Austin	24 min
Apr 19, 6:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Austin, Colorado, Waller	33 min
Apr 19, 6:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Harris	119 min
Apr 19, 6:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Harris, Liberty, Montgomery	37 min
Apr 19, 6:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	HGX	Harris, Liberty	34 min
Apr 19, 6:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Austin, Colorado, Waller	28 min
Apr 19, 6:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Harris	47 min
Apr 19, 6:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Austin, Fort Bend, Harris, Waller	31 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.