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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 58, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 14, 2016, 4:43 PM CDT for Harris County, Liberty County, Montgomery County, Texas. It was in force for 47 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
- May 14, 2016, 4:43 PM CDT (21:43 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 2016, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Harris County, TX, Liberty County, TX, Montgomery County, TX
The radar
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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 May 14, 3:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 14, 3:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 14, 4:47 AM CDT, 11 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 447 AM CDT SAT MAY 14 2016 TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-214-235-238-151000- BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-GRIMES-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY- MADISON-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WASHINGTON- 447 AM CDT SAT MAY 14 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR OR BELOW A 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. THE FOG IS SHALLOW AND WILL BEGIN TO BURN OFF WITHIN AN HOUR OR SO OF SUNRISE. LATER TODAY, A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS. THE FRONT WILL GENERATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS IT MOVES SOUTH. A WEAK SEA BREEZE WILL BE MOVING NORTH AND THIS FEATURE WILL ALSO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. PULSE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH BOTH THE FRONTAL STORMS AND THE SEA BREEZE STORMS. THERE IS GROWING CONCERN THAT THESE TWO FEATURES WILL COLLIDE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. IF THIS OCCURS, STORMS WILL MERGE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER HAZARD WILL BE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS, FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING, LARGE HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IS ON TAP FOR THE REGION. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA ON MONDAY. AT THIS TIME, IT LOOKS LIKE WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY BUT HEAVY RAIN IS NOT ANTICIPATED. ANOTHER STRONG DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THIS FEATURE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN TO THE REGION. PARTS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS COULD RECEIVE ANOTHER 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND STORM SPOTTERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ACTIVATION LATER TODAY. GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-151000- COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM- GALVESTON BAY-MATAGORDA BAY- WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 447 AM CDT SAT MAY 14 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG ONSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED. ELEVATED TIDES AND AN INCREASED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MAY ALSO OCCUR DURING THIS TIME ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... TXZ210>213-226-227-236-237-151000- AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-COLORADO-FORT BEND-HARRIS-MATAGORDA-WALLER- WHARTON- 447 AM CDT SAT MAY 14 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. VISIBILITY MAY BRIEFLY FALL TO BELOW A MILE AT TIMES. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS. THE FRONT WILL GENERATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS IT MOVES SOUTH. A WEAK SEA BREEZE WILL BE MOVING NORTH AND THIS FEATURE WILL ALSO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. PULSE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH BOTH THE FRONTAL STORMS AND THE SEA BREEZE STORMS. THERE IS GROWING CONCERN THAT THESE TWO FEATURES WILL COLLIDE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. IF THIS OCCURS, STORMS WILL MERGE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER HAZARD WILL BE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS, FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING, LARGE HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IS ON TAP FOR THE REGION. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA ON MONDAY. AT THIS TIME, IT LOOKS LIKE WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY BUT HEAVY RAIN IS NOT ANTICIPATED. ANOTHER STRONG DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THIS FEATURE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN TO THE REGION. PARTS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS COULD RECEIVE ANOTHER 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
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Special weather statement, May 14, 3:47 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, May 14, 4:31 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 431 PM CDT SAT MAY 14 2016 TXZ197-211-212-142200- AUSTIN TX-WALLER TX-WASHINGTON TX- 431 PM CDT SAT MAY 14 2016 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH CENTRAL AUSTIN COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM CDT... AT 430 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BRENHAM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BRENHAM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 3003 9636 3013 9648 3031 9643 3016 9617 TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 213DEG 5KT 3013 9640
Special weather statement, May 14, 4:42 PM CDT, 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 442 PM CDT SAT MAY 14 2016 TXZ227-142215- FORT BEND TX- 442 PM CDT SAT MAY 14 2016 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ACROSS CENTRAL FORT BEND COUNTY THROUGH 515 PM CDT... AT 442 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GREATWOOD...OR NEAR FIRST COLONY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SUGAR LAND...MISSOURI CITY...SOUTHEASTERN ROSENBERG...STAFFORD... RICHMOND...FIRST COLONY...PECAN GROVE...FRESNO...FAIRCHILDS...THOMPSONS... FIFTH STREET...NEW TERRITORY...GREATWOOD...FOUR CORNERS...FORT BEND HOUSTON AND NORTHWESTERN SIENNA PLANTATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 2938 9570 2945 9580 2970 9572 2955 9546 TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 213DEG 5KT 2951 9568
The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 4:24 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | HGX | Austin, Brazoria, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris and 6 more | 5 hr |
| May 14, 2:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Washington | 41 min |
| May 14, 2:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Harris | 52 min |
| May 14, 2:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Harris | 48 min |
| May 14, 3:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | San Jacinto | 45 min |
| May 14, 3:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Burleson, Washington | 114 min |
| May 14, 3:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Washington | 50 min |
| May 14, 3:42 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Harris | 2 hr |
| May 14, 3:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Montgomery | 43 min |
| May 14, 4:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Trinity | 44 min |
| May 14, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Harris, Liberty, Montgomery | 35 min |
| May 14, 4:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Washington | 29 min |
| May 14, 4:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Fort Bend | 33 min |
| May 14, 4:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Harris | 114 min |
| May 14, 5:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Trinity | 59 min |
| May 14, 5:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Fort Bend, Harris | 3 hr |
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