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Small Craft Advisory 37, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

May 2, 2016

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this small craft advisory at May 2, 2016, 8:18 AM CDT. It was in force for 27 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 2, 2016, 8:18 AM CDT (13:18 UTC)
Expired
May 3, 2016, 11:00 AM CDT
In force
27 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 May 2, 4:50 AM CDT, 3 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 2, 4:50 AM CDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 6:44 AM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 2, 2:42 AM CDT, 5 hours 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
242 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2016

TXZ164-177-178-020815-
TRINITY TX-SAN JACINTO TX-WALKER TX-
242 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2016

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHEASTERN WALKER...NORTHWESTERN SAN
JACINTO AND SOUTHWESTERN TRINITY COUNTIES THROUGH 315 AM CDT...

AT 241 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
RIVERSIDE...OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF HUNTSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
35 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TRINITY...GROVETON...RIVERSIDE AND SEBASTOPOL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

IF ON OR NEAR LIVINGSTON...GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS OR
INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 10 MILES
FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE
CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW! DO
NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.

&&

LAT...LON 3100 9508 3074 9546 3087 9560 3108 9540
      3117 9527
TIME...MOT...LOC 0741Z 225DEG 28KT 3087 9546

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Special weather statement, May 2, 3:07 AM CDT, 5 hours 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
307 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2016

TXZ163-164-176-177-020845-
MADISON TX-TRINITY TX-WALKER TX-HOUSTON TX-
307 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2016

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL HOUSTON...NORTHEASTERN
WALKER...NORTHEASTERN MADISON AND NORTHERN TRINITY COUNTIES THROUGH
345 AM CDT...

AT 307 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES WEST OF LOVELADY...OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AUSTONIO...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CROCKETT...TRINITY...LOVELADY...KENNARD...LATEXO...PENNINGTON AND
CENTRALIA.

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 3092 9540 3088 9573 3100 9574 3151 9539
      3124 9495
TIME...MOT...LOC 0807Z 215DEG 27KT 3109 9556

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Special weather statement, May 2, 3:40 AM CDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
340 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2016

TXZ178-179-200-020930-
SAN JACINTO TX-POLK TX-LIBERTY TX-
340 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2016

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHWESTERN LIBERTY...SOUTHEASTERN
SAN JACINTO AND CENTRAL POLK COUNTIES THROUGH 430 AM CDT...

AT 339 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
SHEPHERD...OR 12 MILES SOUTH OF LIVINGSTON...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LIVINGSTON...SHEPHERD...GOODRICH...SEVEN OAKS...LAKE LIVINGSTON STATE
PARK...WEST LIVINGSTON AND LEGGETT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

IF ON OR NEAR LAKE LIVINGSTON...GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE
INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO
10 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU
ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER
NOW! DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.

&&

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3043 9494 3050 9514 3095 9498 3085 9469
TIME...MOT...LOC 0839Z 201DEG 24KT 3054 9501

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Local storm report, May 2, 5:30 AM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 1, 7:24 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXPolk66 min
May 1, 9:29 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXJackson61 min
May 1, 10:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXPolk, San Jacinto47 min
May 1, 10:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXPolk, San Jacinto2 hr
May 1, 10:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXPolk, San Jacinto30 min
May 2, 12:39 AM CDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Harris, Matagorda14 hr
May 2, 12:48 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX57 min
May 2, 12:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXGalveston25 min
May 2, 1:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXGalveston33 min
May 2, 1:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXMontgomery44 min
May 2, 1:33 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXGalveston117 min
May 2, 1:36 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXGrimes, Montgomery54 min
May 2, 1:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXMontgomery, San Jacinto, Walker51 min
May 2, 1:40 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX95 min
May 2, 1:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXChambers50 min
May 2, 2:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXPolk26 min
May 2, 2:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXMontgomery, San Jacinto, Walker37 min
May 2, 2:30 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXGrimes, Montgomery, Walker2 hr
May 2, 2:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXTrinity33 min
May 2, 2:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXLiberty, Montgomery, San Jacinto46 min
May 2, 3:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXHouston, Trinity38 min
May 2, 3:15 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX30 min
May 2, 3:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXHouston, Trinity, Walker42 min
May 2, 3:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXPolk50 min
May 2, 3:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXHouston27 min
May 2, 4:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXTrinity24 min
May 2, 6:06 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXGalveston114 min
May 2, 6:30 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX30 min
May 2, 6:53 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX97 min
May 2, 8:25 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX95 min
May 2, 8:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXLiberty, Polk67 hr
May 2, 8:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris, Liberty, Montgomery66 hr
May 2, 9:55 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX95 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.