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Small Craft Advisory 24, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

March 9, 2016

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this small craft advisory at Mar 9, 2016, 3:42 AM CST. It took effect at Mar 9, 2016, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 46 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 9, 2016, 3:42 AM CST (09:42 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 9, 2016, 6:00 AM CST
Expired
Mar 11, 2016, 4:11 AM CST
In force
46 hr
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft 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 small craft advisory went out at Mar 8, 11:53 PM CST, 3 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 8, 11:53 PM CST, 3 hours 49 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 8, 5:16 AM CST, 22 hours 26 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 8, 11:51 PM CST, 3 hours 51 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Mar 9, 1:46 AM CST, 1 hour 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
146 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016

TXZ226-235-236-090830-
MATAGORDA TX-JACKSON TX-WHARTON TX-
146 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN WHARTON...WEST
CENTRAL MATAGORDA AND EASTERN JACKSON COUNTIES UNTIL 230 AM CST...

AT 145 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR
POINT COMFORT...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF PORT LAVACA...MOVING NORTH AT 40
MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EDNA...GANADO...LA WARD...LOLITA...LAKE TEXANA DAM...VANDERBILT AND
CORDELE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 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 2916 9664 2900 9624 2876 9643 2874 9645
      2870 9648 2871 9648 2871 9657 2870 9658
      2873 9659 2871 9665 2874 9667 2874 9666
      2876 9667 2878 9670 2880 9670
TIME...MOT...LOC 0745Z 201DEG 42KT 2875 9659
Special weather statement, Mar 9, 2:18 AM CST, 1 hour 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
218 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016

TXZ210-226-235-090900-
JACKSON TX-COLORADO TX-WHARTON TX-
218 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WHARTON...SOUTHERN COLORADO AND
NORTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTIES UNTIL 300 AM CST...

AT 217 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 7
MILES NORTHEAST OF GANADO...OR 11 MILES WEST OF EL CAMPO...MOVING
NORTH AT 35 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. ONE
INCH PER HOUR RAINFALL RATES ARE OCCURRING WITHIN THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EL CAMPO...EAGLE LAKE...EAST BERNARD...PIERCE...EGYPT...SHERIDAN...LOUISE...
ROCK ISLAND...ALTAIR...GARWOOD AND NADA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 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 2954 9607 2900 9624 2916 9664 2926 9666
      2934 9656 2949 9671 2969 9675
TIME...MOT...LOC 0817Z 197DEG 30KT 2913 9645
Special weather statement, Mar 9, 3:10 AM CST, 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
310 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016

TXZ210-226-235-091000-
JACKSON TX-COLORADO TX-WHARTON TX-
310 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL WHARTON...
SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO AND CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTIES UNTIL 400 AM
CST...

AT 309 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
INEZ...OR 8 MILES WEST OF EDNA...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EDNA...MORALES...CORDELE AND SHERIDAN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 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 2933 9656 2952 9674 2958 9671 2935 9639
      2879 9667 2882 9672 2885 9670 2889 9673
      2892 9679 2902 9683 2906 9694
TIME...MOT...LOC 0909Z 200DEG 34KT 2897 9679
Special weather statement, Mar 9, 3:23 AM CST, 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
323 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016

TXZ176-195-196-091015-
MADISON TX-BURLESON TX-BRAZOS TX-
323 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN BURLESON...NORTHWESTERN
BRAZOS AND WEST CENTRAL MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 415 AM CST...

AT 322 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
CALDWELL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CALDWELL...DEANVILLE AND CHRIESMAN.

LAT...LON 3073 9662 3070 9656 3074 9646 3091 9635
      3097 9625 3098 9620 3037 9678 3046 9690
      3053 9691 3056 9696
TIME...MOT...LOC 0922Z 217DEG 43KT 3062 9672

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 8, 11:51 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXBurleson39 min
Mar 9, 1:46 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXJackson44 min
Mar 9, 2:18 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXColorado, Wharton42 min
Mar 9, 3:10 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXJackson50 min
Mar 9, 3:23 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXBurleson52 min
Mar 9, 5:16 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXMontgomery, Walker44 min
Mar 9, 6:29 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXHarris, Montgomery46 min
Mar 9, 6:34 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXPolk, San Jacinto, Trinity56 min
Mar 9, 8:52 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXColorado, Jackson38 min
Mar 9, 10:20 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXAustin, Colorado55 min
Mar 9, 11:59 AM CSTCoastal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Matagorda21 hr
Mar 9, 12:01 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningHGX89 min
Mar 9, 12:17 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXFort Bend, Waller28 min
Mar 9, 12:28 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningHGX92 min
Mar 9, 3:17 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningHGX88 min
Mar 9, 5:25 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningHGX95 min
Mar 9, 5:57 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningHGX33 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.