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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

October 24, 201523 counties in Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this wind advisory at Oct 24, 2015, 3:47 PM CDT for 23 counties in Texas. It took effect at Oct 24, 2015, 10:14 PM CDT. It was in force for 33 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 24, 2015, 3:47 PM CDT (20:47 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 24, 2015, 10:14 PM CDT
Expired
Oct 26, 2015, 7:00 AM CDT
In force
33 hr
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
All 23 counties

Austin County, TX, Brazoria County, TX, Brazos County, TX, Burleson County, TX, Chambers County, TX, Colorado County, TX, Fort Bend County, TX, Galveston County, TX, Grimes County, TX, Harris County, TX, Houston County, TX, Jackson County, TX, Liberty County, TX, Madison County, TX, Matagorda County, TX, Montgomery County, TX, Polk County, TX, San Jacinto County, TX, Trinity County, TX, Walker County, TX, Waller County, TX, Washington County, TX, Wharton County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:50 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 nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 242 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 12:00Z on 2015-10-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 147 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 12:00Z on 2015-10-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 195 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
147 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-29 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
576 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
195 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
197 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

367 
WWUS74 KHGX 242047
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
347 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015

...COASTAL COUNTY WIND ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

.PASSING OFFSHORE LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COASTLINE
TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY WILL MAINTAIN STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY
WINDS OVER THE COASTAL COUNTIES. ONSHORE WINDS WILL THEN SWING
AROUND TO STRONG OFFSHORE IN THE LOW'S WAKE GOING INTO MONDAY.

TXZ214-235>238-250500-
/O.NEW.KHGX.WI.Y.0010.151025T0600Z-151026T1200Z/
BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY...
EDNA...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...LAKE JACKSON...
LEAGUE CITY...MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...TEXAS CITY...
WINNIE
347 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT
MONDAY. 

* EVENT...STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS SUNDAY BECOMING STRONG OFFSHORE
  EARLY MONDAY.

* TIMING...AREAWIDE STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WESTERN GULF AND MATAGORDA BAY WINDS WILL PICK
  UP OUT OF THE NORTH AND QUICKLY STRENGTHEN FROM SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON...SWATHING ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF WATERS OVERNIGHT
  MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACT...THESE STRENGTHENED WINDS WILL GENERATE A LONGER PERIOD
  LONGSHORE CURRENT THAT WILL KEEP STRONG RIP CURRENTS IN
  PLACE...PUSH WATER UP OVER LOCAL AREA BEACHES AND INUNDATE LOW
  LYING AREAS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE SUBSEQUENT
  OFFSHORE FLOW PUSHING THE LOCAL BAY WATERS BACK OUT INTO THE
  NEARSHORE GULF. WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO LAUNCH LAWN
  FURNITURE AND UMBRELLAS AIRBORNE...THUS IT WOULD BE WISE TO
  PROPERLY SECURE SUCH LOWER WEIGHT ITEMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE
VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF STRONG CROSS WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
587 
WWUS74 KHGX 250314
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1014 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015

...COASTAL COUNTY WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING...

.PASSING OFFSHORE LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COASTLINE
TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY WILL MAINTAIN STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY
WINDS OVER THE COASTAL COUNTIES AHEAD OF THE LOW. STRONG ONSHORE
WINDS WILL THEN SWING AROUND TO STRONG OFFSHORE BEHIND THE LOW
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

TXZ214-235>238-260000-
/O.EXT.KHGX.WI.Y.0010.151025T0314Z-151026T1200Z/
BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY...
EDNA...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...LAKE JACKSON...
LEAGUE CITY...MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...TEXAS CITY...
WINNIE
1014 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY...

* EVENT...SUSTAINED WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE WITH STRONGER
  GUSTS NEARING 45 TO 50 MPH... ESPECIALLY IN CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY.

* TIMING... STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT ALONG THE
  COAST... TRANSITIONING TO STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW THROUGHOUT THE
  DAY ON SUNDAY. ELEVATED WINDS ALONG THE COAST ARE EXPECTED TO
  PERSIST INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACT...THESE STRENGTHENED WINDS WILL GENERATE A LONGER 
  PERIOD LONGSHORE CURRENT THAT WILL KEEP STRONG RIP CURRENTS IN 
  PLACE...PUSH WATER UP OVER LOCAL AREA BEACHES AND INUNDATE LOW 
  LYING AREAS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE SUBSEQUENT 
  OFFSHORE FLOW PUSHING THE LOCAL BAY WATERS BACK OUT INTO THE 
  NEARSHORE GULF. WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO LAUNCH LAWN 
  FURNITURE AND UMBRELLAS AIRBORNE...THUS IT WOULD BE WISE TO 
  PROPERLY SECURE SUCH LOWER WEIGHT ITEMS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE
VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF STRONG CROSS WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS.

&&

$$
590 
WWUS74 KHGX 251100
NPWHGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
600 AM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015

...COASTAL COUNTY WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF NOW THROUGH
EARLY MONDAY WILL MAINTAIN STRONG ONSHORE WINDS OVER THE COASTAL
COUNTIES AHEAD OF THE LOW. ONSHORE WINDS WILL THEN SWING AROUND TO
STRONG OFFSHORE BEHIND THE LOW LATER TODAY INTO MONDAY.

TXZ214-235>238-260300-
/O.CON.KHGX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-151026T1200Z/
BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY...
EDNA...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...LAKE JACKSON...
LEAGUE CITY...MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...TEXAS CITY...
WINNIE
600 AM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY...

* EVENT...SUSTAINED WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS NEAR 35
  MPH POSSIBLE.

* TIMING... STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL PERSIST TODAY ALONG THE
  COAST... TRANSITIONING TO STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW THROUGHOUT THE
  DAY. ELEVATED OFFSHORE WINDS ALONG THE COAST ARE EXPECTED TO
  PERSIST INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACT...THESE STRENGTHENED WINDS WILL GENERATE A LONGER 
  PERIOD LONGSHORE CURRENT THAT WILL KEEP STRONG RIP CURRENTS IN 
  PLACE...PUSH WATER UP OVER LOCAL AREA BEACHES AND INUNDATE LOW 
  LYING AREAS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE SUBSEQUENT 
  OFFSHORE FLOW PUSHING THE LOCAL BAY WATERS BACK OUT INTO THE 
  NEARSHORE GULF. WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO LAUNCH LAWN 
  FURNITURE AND UMBRELLAS AIRBORNE...THUS IT WOULD BE WISE TO 
  PROPERLY SECURE SUCH LOWER WEIGHT ITEMS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE
VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF STRONG CROSS WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS.

&&

$$
281 
WWUS74 KHGX 251604
NPWHGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1104 AM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS THROUGH
EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

.STRONG NORTH WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA AS LOW PRESSURE
MOVES INTO LOUISIANA. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE THIS EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT...AND THAT IS WHEN SOME OF THE INLAND COUNTIES WILL
LIKELY BE DROPPED FROM THE ADVISORY.

TXZ214-235>238-261200-
/O.CON.KHGX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-151026T1200Z/
BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY...
EDNA...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...LAKE JACKSON...
LEAGUE CITY...MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...TEXAS CITY...
WINNIE
1104 AM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY...

* EVENT...NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS CLOSE TO
  40 MPH.

* TIMING...ALL DAY TODAY. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE THIS EVENING AND
  OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACT...EXPECT GUSTY WINDS CAPABLE OF MOVING AROUND ITEMS NOT
  ANCHORED TO THE GROUND. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY
  WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE
VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF STRONG CROSS WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS.

&&

$$
040 
WWUS74 KHGX 251629
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1129 AM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS THROUGH
EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

.STRONG NORTH WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA AS LOW
PRESSURE MOVES INTO LOUISIANA. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...AND THAT IS WHEN SOME OF THE INLAND
COUNTIES WILL LIKELY BE DROPPED FROM THE ADVISORY.

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>213-226-227-261200-
/O.EXA.KHGX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-151026T1200Z/
AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-FORT BEND-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-
LIBERTY-MADISON-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-
WASHINGTON-WHARTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE...
BRYAN...CALDWELL...CLEVELAND...COLDSPRING...COLLEGE STATION...
COLUMBUS...CONROE...CORRIGAN...CROCKETT...DAYTON...EAGLE LAKE...
EL CAMPO...GROVETON...HEMPSTEAD...HOUSTON...HUMBLE...HUNTSVILLE...
KATY...LAKE SOMERVILLE...LIBERTY...LIVINGSTON...MADISONVILLE...
MISSOURI CITY...NAVASOTA...ONALASKA...PASADENA...PIERCE...
PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...SEALY...SHEPHERD...
SUGAR LAND...THE WOODLANDS...TOMBALL...TRINITY...WEIMAR...
WHARTON...WILLIS
1129 AM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY. 

* EVENT...NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS CLOSE 
  TO 40 MPH. 

* TIMING...ALL DAY TODAY. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE THIS EVENING AND 
  OVERNIGHT. 

* IMPACT...EXPECT GUSTY WINDS CAPABLE OF MOVING AROUND ITEMS NOT 
  ANCHORED TO THE GROUND. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION...
  ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE
VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF STRONG CROSS WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS.

&&

$$

TXZ214-235>238-261200-
/O.CON.KHGX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-151026T1200Z/
BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY...
EDNA...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...LAKE JACKSON...
LEAGUE CITY...MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...TEXAS CITY...
WINNIE
1129 AM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY...

* EVENT...NORTH WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OF 40 TO
  50 MPH.

* TIMING...ALL DAY TODAY. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE THIS EVENING AND 
  OVERNIGHT. 

* IMPACT...EXPECT GUSTY WINDS CAPABLE OF MOVING AROUND ITEMS NOT 
  ANCHORED TO THE GROUND. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION...
  ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE
VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF STRONG CROSS WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS.

&&

$$
986 
WWUS74 KHGX 260013
NPWHGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
713 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

.STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ALONG THE COAST. WINDS
SHOULD BEGIN TOWARD MORNING AND GRADUALLY LOSE THE STRONG GUSTS. 

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>213-226-227-260115-
/O.CAN.KHGX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-151026T1200Z/
AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-FORT BEND-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-
LIBERTY-MADISON-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-
WASHINGTON-WHARTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE...
BRYAN...CALDWELL...CLEVELAND...COLDSPRING...COLLEGE STATION...
COLUMBUS...CONROE...CORRIGAN...CROCKETT...DAYTON...EAGLE LAKE...
EL CAMPO...GROVETON...HEMPSTEAD...HOUSTON...HUMBLE...HUNTSVILLE...
KATY...LAKE SOMERVILLE...LIBERTY...LIVINGSTON...MADISONVILLE...
MISSOURI CITY...NAVASOTA...ONALASKA...PASADENA...PIERCE...
PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...SEALY...SHEPHERD...
SUGAR LAND...THE WOODLANDS...TOMBALL...TRINITY...WEIMAR...
WHARTON...WILLIS
713 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS CANCELLED
THE WIND ADVISORY. 

WINDS HAVE DROPPED TO AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND
THESE SHOULD GRADUALLY LESSEN TOWARD MORNING. 

$$

TXZ214-235>238-260815-
/O.CON.KHGX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-151026T1200Z/
BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY...
EDNA...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...LAKE JACKSON...
LEAGUE CITY...MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...TEXAS CITY...
WINNIE
713 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY...

* EVENT...NORTH WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OF 40 TO
  45 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY DECREASE TOWARD MORNING.

* IMPACT...EXPECT GUSTY WINDS CAPABLE OF MOVING AROUND ITEMS NOT
  ANCHORED TO THE GROUND. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION... ESPECIALLY
  WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND ELEVATED
  ROADWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE
VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF STRONG CROSS WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS.

&&

$$
088 
WWUS74 KHGX 261211
NPWHGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
711 AM CDT MON OCT 26 2015

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

.WINDS ALONG THE COAST SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE TODAY.

TXZ214-235>238-261315-
/O.EXP.KHGX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-151026T1200Z/
BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY...
EDNA...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...LAKE JACKSON...
LEAGUE CITY...MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...TEXAS CITY...
WINNIE
711 AM CDT MON OCT 26 2015

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WINDS ALONG THE COAST SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE TODAY.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Oct 24, 3:44 PM CDT, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 24, 3:44 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
344 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015

.DANGEROUS MAJOR STORM EVENT TO AFFECT PARTS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS
WITH THE GREATEST THREAT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT SURFACE LOW PRESSURE TO CONTINUE TO ORGANIZE ALONG THE SOUTH
TEXAS COAST AND HEAD UP TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST INTO OUR COUNTY
WARNING AREA'S COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. INCREASINGLY
DIFFLUENT FLOW ALOFT IN COMBINATION WITH RECORD BREAKING MOISTURE LEVELS
WILL BRING INCREASING SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE TO PARTS OF OUR
AREA AS THE EVENING AND NIGHT PROGRESSES. THE AMOUNT OF RAIN WE RECEIVE
IS GOING TO DEPEND ON THE POSITION OF THE LOW AS IT MOVES UP THE COAST...
AND SOME MODELS ARE BEGINNING TO HINT THAT THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THE
GREATEST RAINFALL TOTALS MIGHT END UP NEAR THE COAST (COASTAL COUNTIES)
AND ACROSS THE GULF WATERS. THE POTENTIAL REMAINS FOR RAINFALL TOTALS
FOR THIS ENTIRE EVENT (INCLUDING THE LAST 24 TO 36 HOURS) OF 4 TO 6
INCHES NORTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS TO CLEVELAND AND 6 TO 12 INCHES
SOUTH OF THAT LINE. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. IF THE RAINFALL NUMBERS
END UP THIS HIGH...FLASH FLOODING WILL OCCUR. BESIDES THE HEAVY RAIN
THREAT...COUNTIES GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY 59 CORRIDOR
ARE UNDER A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 10 PM FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ADDITIONAL
WATERSPOUT/TORNADO DEVELOPMENT. ONSHORE WINDS AHEAD OF THIS STORM SYSTEM
AND OFFSHORE WINDS BEHIND THIS STORM SYSTEM HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE
STRONG...SO A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO
7 AM MONDAY FOR ALL COASTAL COUNTIES. WE MIGHT NEED TO ADD HARRIS
COUNTY TO THIS ADVISORY LATER. LOWERING RAIN CHANCES CAN BE EXPECTED
FROM WEST TO EAST ON SUNDAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM OUR
AREA.  42
&&

.MARINE...
THE OVERALL PHILOSOPHY HASN'T CHANGED MUCH OVER THE PAST 8 HOURS OR
SO...THAT OF A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE VICINITY OF SOUTH TEXAS AND
PASSING OFFSHORE NEAR PARALLEL TO OUR COASTLINE THROUGH MONDAY.
SINCE THE LOW/TROUGH IS FORMING THIS AFTERNOON IT WILL BE DIFFICULT
TO DETERMINE ITS EVENTUAL TRACK...AND ULTIMATELY...ITS COASTAL AND
MARITIME IMPACTS. THIS FORECAST TAKES THIS LOW/TROUGH CLOSE
ENOUGH TO THE UPPER TEXAS COASTLINE TO INDUCE STRONG ALL LOCAL WATER
OVERNIGHT SOUTHEASTERLIES THAT WILL BACK TO STRONG OFFSHORE BY LATE
SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY AS THE LOW EXITS INTO LOUISIANA THROUGH THE
DAY MONDAY. OF COURSE...WATER RUN-UP WILL CAUSE COASTAL FLOODING
ISSUES OVER THE LOW-LYING AREAS OF THE BOLIVAR AND INUNDATE BEACHES
AND BEACH ROADWAYS DOWN THE COAST...FROM GALVESTON ISLAND TO
MATAGORDA COUNTY. THE FORECAST HIGHEST WATER LEVELS (ABOVE MLLW)
DURING HIGH TIDE TIMES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 4 AND 5 FEET...OR AROUND 2
TO 2.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES.

BEGINNING TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND PERSISTING INTO LATE
SUNDAY EVENING/OVERNIGHT MONDAY MORNING...THERE WILL BE A PLETHORA
OF ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT. PLEASE REFER TO OUR HOME PAGE
AND THE MARINE SECTION TO GATHER THE DETAILS OF THE WHEN AND WHERE OF
ALL HAZARDS...FROM DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE COAST TO THE
ONSET AND DURATION OF DOUBLE DIGIT SEA HEIGHTS OVER THE FAR OFFSHORE
WATERS. BE SAFE OUT THERE! 31

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 134 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015/

AVIATION...
A MESSY SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING THAT WILL BE
HIGHLIGHTED WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND CEILINGS/VISIBILITIES
LOWERING TO IFR. BETWEEN HEAVY RAIN EPISODES...GENERALLY LIGHT
RAIN AND CEILINGS THAT WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN IFR AND LOW END
MVFR. AS A COASTAL LOW RIDES UP ALONG THE COASTLINE...A
STRENGTHENING LOW LEVEL JET WILL INCREASE JUST-OFF-THE-SURFACE
SOUTHEAST BACKING (NORTH)EAST WINDS TO 15 TO 25 KNOT MAGNITUDES.
LOWER 2K WIND SHEAR SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE AS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN 020 AND SFC WIND SHOULD BE AT OR UNDER 10 KNOTS. AS THE
LOW MOVES EAST OF THE REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON...MODERATE LOWER
LEVEL WINDS WILL BECOME OFFSHORE AND ONCE MODERATE TO HEAVY
PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME LIGHT...HIGH IFR/LOW MVFR WITH -RA TO
CLOSE OUT PERIOD. 31

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
COLLEGE STATION (CLL)      64  70  61  72  61 / 100  80  40  20  20
HOUSTON (IAH)              68  72  63  73  62 / 100  90  50  30  20
GALVESTON (GLS)            72  77  65  74  66 / 100 100  50  30  30

&&

.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: AUSTIN...BRAZORIA...BRAZOS...BURLESON...CHAMBERS...
     COLORADO...FORT BEND...GALVESTON...GRIMES...HARRIS...
     HOUSTON...JACKSON...LIBERTY...MADISON...MATAGORDA...
     MONTGOMERY...POLK...SAN JACINTO...TRINITY...WALKER...
     WALLER...WASHINGTON...WHARTON.

     COASTAL FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: BRAZORIA...CHAMBERS...GALVESTON...HARRIS...MATAGORDA.

GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: GALVESTON BAY...MATAGORDA BAY.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: 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.

     GALE WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT MONDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: 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.

&&

DISCUSSION...42
AVIATION/MARINE...31
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 24, 12:01 PM CDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1201 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-251715-
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-
GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA-
MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
WHARTON-
1201 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. THE REMNANTS
OF HURRICANE PATRICIA AND AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL
CREATE A THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE REGION...LEADING TO FLASH
FLOODING. THE TIMING FOR THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING.

THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER TODAY ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS
COAST...AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO OR TWO WILL
BE POSSIBLE WITH STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MINOR TO MODERATE TIDAL OVERFLOW
AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING ACROSS THE
REGION AS A STORM SYSTEM DEPARTS THE REGION. RAIN TOTALS THROUGH
MONDAY ARE EXPECTED TO APPROACH 4 TO 6 INCHES NORTH OF A COLUMBUS
TO CLEVELAND LINE WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES SOUTH OF THAT LINE. LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

ABOVE NORMAL TIDES WILL CONTINUE TO PRESENT FLOODING PROBLEMS FOR LOW
LYING AREAS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND ALONG THE BAY SHORES INTO
MONDAY. STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS ANTICIPATED THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-251715-
GALVESTON BAY-MATAGORDA BAY-
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-
1201 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR THE
GULF WATERS...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS A STRONG
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 24, 2:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
204 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015

TXZ238-241945-
GALVESTON TX-
204 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

AT 202 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HITCHCOCK...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH.

FUNNEL CLOUDS AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM. WEAK ROTATION HAS BEEN NOTED AND WILL CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LA MARQUE...SANTA FE AND HITCHCOCK.

LAT...LON 2929 9496 2925 9500 2932 9513 2939 9503
TIME...MOT...LOC 1902Z 135DEG 16KT 2930 9500
Local storm report, Oct 24, 2:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
219 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015

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

0218 PM     FLASH FLOOD      PALACIOS                28.71N  96.24W
10/24/2015                   MATAGORDA          TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODED ROADWAYS ALONG EAST AND WEST BAYSHORE DRIVES...
            700 BLOCK OF MOORE TO MAIN STREET.

&&

EVENT NUMBER HGX1500497

BLOOD
Special weather statement, Oct 24, 2:27 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
227 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015

TXZ213-237-238-242015-
BRAZORIA TX-GALVESTON TX-HARRIS TX-
227 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN BRAZORIA...WEST
CENTRAL GALVESTON AND SOUTHEASTERN HARRIS COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM
CDT...

AT 225 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES
WEST OF HITCHCOCK...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH. THERE WAS ALSO
ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM ABOUT 3 MILES EAST OF DANBURY...MOVING
NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH.

FUNNEL CLOUDS AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS. WE ARE MONITORING WEAK ROTATION WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SOUTHEASTERN PEARLAND...SOUTHWESTERN LEAGUE CITY...FRIENDSWOOD...
ALVIN...SANTA FE...HITCHCOCK...MANVEL...DANBURY...IOWA COLONY...
HILLCREST...LIVERPOOL...BONNEY...CHOCOLATE BAYOU AND ROSHARON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN LEAGUE CITY .

&&

LAT...LON 2940 9552 2957 9520 2926 9500 2920 9516
      2921 9520 2920 9520 2919 9519 2916 9527
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 144DEG 15KT 2927 9514

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Special weather statement, Oct 24, 2:50 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
250 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015

TXZ236-242015-
MATAGORDA TX-
250 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL MATAGORDA COUNTY UNTIL
315 PM CDT...

AT 248 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A SHOWER CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING FUNNEL CLOUDS 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF MATAGORDA...MOVING
NORTH AT 30 MPH.

FUNNEL CLOUDS AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM. WE ARE MONITORING WEAK ROTATION WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BAY CITY AND VAN VLECK.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
TEXAS.

LAT...LON 2872 9587 2899 9601 2905 9580 2874 9576
      2875 9578 2874 9579 2875 9579 2875 9580
      2874 9580 2874 9581 2873 9582 2873 9583
      2874 9583
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 167DEG 28KT 2877 9582

40
Special weather statement, Oct 24, 3:09 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
309 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015

TXZ236-237-242045-
MATAGORDA TX-BRAZORIA TX-
309 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL MATAGORDA AND
SOUTHWESTERN BRAZORIA COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CDT...

AT 307 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS MONITORING WEAK ROTATION IN A
STRONG SHOWER NEAR SARGENT...OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
FREEPORT...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SWEENY...BRAZORIA AND SOUTHERN WILD PEACH VILLAGE.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
TEXAS.

LAT...LON 2886 9550 2882 9563 2905 9575 2910 9555
TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 162DEG 23KT 2887 9557

40
Special weather statement, Oct 24, 3:33 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
333 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015

TXZ213-227-237-242100-
BRAZORIA TX-HARRIS TX-FORT BEND TX-
333 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN BRAZORIA...EASTERN
FORT BEND AND SOUTH CENTRAL HARRIS COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM CDT...

AT 332 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING WEAK ROTATION IN A
SHOWER NEAR MANVEL...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PEARLAND...BELLAIRE...WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE...NORTHERN MANVEL...
ASTRODOME AREA...FOURTH WARD...NEARTOWN / MONTROSE...GREATER
EASTWOOD...DOWNTOWN HOUSTON...GREENWAY / UPPER KIRBY AREA...
UNIVERSITY PLACE...AFTON OAKS / RIVER OAKS AREA...GREATER THIRD
WARD...MIDTOWN HOUSTON...MACGREGOR...SECOND WARD...GREATER FIFTH
WARD...SOUTHEASTERN MEMORIAL PARK...NEAR NORTHSIDE HOUSTON AND
GREATER HOBBY AREA.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
TEXAS.

LAT...LON 2951 9526 2948 9539 2972 9554 2979 9534
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 157DEG 19KT 2954 9534

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 24, 4:56 AM CDTGale WarningHGX50 hr
Oct 24, 5:13 AM CDTCoastal Flood WarningHGXBrazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Harris, Matagorda24 hr
Oct 24, 10:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXAustin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Colorado and 16 more89 min
Oct 24, 11:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXMatagorda47 min
Oct 24, 12:24 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX51 min
Oct 24, 12:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXBrazoria23 min
Oct 24, 12:56 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX49 min
Oct 24, 1:10 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX50 min
Oct 24, 1:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXGalveston15 min
Oct 24, 1:50 PM CDTTornado WarningHGXGalveston10 min
Oct 24, 2:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXGalveston41 min
Oct 24, 2:06 PM CDTTornado WarningHGXBrazoria, Galveston24 min
Oct 24, 2:21 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXJackson, Matagorda, Wharton3 hr
Oct 24, 2:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXBrazoria48 min
Oct 24, 2:37 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXGrimes, Montgomery, Walker, Waller3 hr
Oct 24, 2:46 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX59 min
Oct 24, 2:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXMatagorda25 min
Oct 24, 2:59 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXAustin, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Matagorda, Wharton3 hr
Oct 24, 3:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXBrazoria36 min
Oct 24, 3:25 PM CDTTornado WarningHGXBrazoria, Matagorda35 min
Oct 24, 3:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXHarris27 min
Oct 24, 3:40 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXAustin, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Fort Bend, Grimes and 3 more3 hr
Oct 24, 3:40 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX35 min
Oct 24, 4:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXBrazoria44 min
Oct 24, 4:48 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX57 min
Oct 24, 5:14 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXBrazoria, Fort Bend, Jackson, Matagorda, Wharton3 hr
Oct 24, 5:38 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazoria, Fort Bend, Harris3 hr
Oct 24, 5:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXWharton32 min
Oct 24, 6:21 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXFort Bend, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Waller114 min
Oct 24, 6:24 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Harris2 hr
Oct 24, 6:56 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXAustin, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Grimes, Madison and 1 more3 hr

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.