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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

April 18, 2016Harris County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 18, 2016, 4:52 AM CDT for Harris County, Texas. It was in force for 23 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 18, 2016, 4:52 AM CDT (09:52 UTC)
Expired
Apr 18, 2016, 5:15 AM CDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

County Harris County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:54 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 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 203 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 00:00Z on 2016-04-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 466 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 00:00Z on 2016-04-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 88 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
466 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-20 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
736 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
88 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
130 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.8

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The text

As transmitted.

738 
WFUS54 KHGX 180952
TORHGX
TXC201-181015-
/O.NEW.KHGX.TO.W.0005.160418T0952Z-160418T1015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
452 AM CDT MON APR 18 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL HARRIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 515 AM CDT
    
* AT 451 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED OVER EAST LITTLE YORK / HOMESTEAD...OR NEAR NORTHSIDE /
  NORTHLINE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE 
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HUMBLE...NORTHSIDE / NORTHLINE...ALDINE...EASTEX / JENSEN AREA...
  SHELDON...EAST LITTLE YORK / HOMESTEAD...HOUSTON GARDENS...EAST
  HOUSTON...ATASCOCITA...LAKE HOUSTON DAM...LAKE HOUSTON...SETTEGAST...
  INDEPENDENCE HEIGHTS AND SOUTHEASTERN BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL
  AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 2982 9538 2989 9540 3001 9516 2984 9511
TIME...MOT...LOC 0951Z 255DEG 18KT 2988 9533 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 17, 7:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXColorado45 min
Apr 17, 8:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXColorado65 min
Apr 17, 8:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXFort Bend, Waller57 min
Apr 17, 8:53 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXColorado, Wharton3 hr
Apr 17, 9:28 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXAustin, Fort Bend, Harris, Waller2 hr
Apr 17, 9:38 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXFort Bend, Harris, Waller112 min
Apr 17, 10:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXAustin, Colorado, Harris, Waller3 hr
Apr 17, 11:11 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris, Waller7 days
Apr 17, 11:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXHarris45 min
Apr 17, 11:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXWaller43 min
Apr 17, 11:22 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXGrimes, Harris, Montgomery, Waller3 hr
Apr 17, 11:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXHarris, Montgomery31 min
Apr 17, 11:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXHarris, Montgomery63 min
Apr 18, 12:04 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXAustin, Fort Bend, Harris, Montgomery, Waller3 hr
Apr 18, 12:07 AM CDTTornado WarningHGXHarris, Montgomery38 min
Apr 18, 12:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris45 hr
Apr 18, 12:48 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris45 hr
Apr 18, 1:04 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris69 hr
Apr 18, 1:15 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXHarris, Montgomery3 hr
Apr 18, 1:23 AM CDTHydrologic StatementHGXHarris6 days
Apr 18, 1:37 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXAustin, Colorado, Waller, Washington3 hr
Apr 18, 1:44 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyHGXGrimes, Harris, Waller3 hr
Apr 18, 1:47 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXGrimes, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Walker3 hr
Apr 18, 2:04 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyHGXHarris3 hr
Apr 18, 2:09 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris, Montgomery44 hr
Apr 18, 2:09 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris, Montgomery4 days
Apr 18, 2:09 AM CDTHydrologic StatementHGXHarris, Montgomery6 days
Apr 18, 2:09 AM CDTHydrologic StatementHGXHarris6 days
Apr 18, 2:09 AM CDTHydrologic StatementHGXHarris6 days
Apr 18, 2:31 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXGrimes, Harris, Montgomery, Waller2 hr
Apr 18, 3:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXHarris27 min
Apr 18, 3:13 AM CDTTornado WarningHGXHarris32 min
Apr 18, 3:14 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXFort Bend, Harris6 days
Apr 18, 3:14 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris6 days
Apr 18, 3:14 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris6 days
Apr 18, 3:14 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris6 days
Apr 18, 3:14 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris4 days
Apr 18, 3:14 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris, Montgomery4 days
Apr 18, 3:22 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXColorado, Wharton3 days
Apr 18, 3:23 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXFort Bend, Harris, Waller97 min
Apr 18, 3:28 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXAustin, Colorado92 min
Apr 18, 3:38 AM CDTTornado WarningHGXHarris27 min
Apr 18, 3:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris42 hr
Apr 18, 3:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris6 days
Apr 18, 3:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris6 days
Apr 18, 3:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris12 hr
Apr 18, 3:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris40 hr
Apr 18, 3:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris34 hr
Apr 18, 4:39 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyHGXAustin, Colorado, Grimes, Harris, Montgomery, Waller4 hr
Apr 18, 4:39 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXAustin, Colorado, Fort Bend, Grimes, Harris, Liberty and 7 more4 hr
Apr 18, 4:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris41 hr
Apr 18, 4:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris41 hr
Apr 18, 4:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris41 hr
Apr 18, 5:16 AM CDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazoria, Matagorda20 hr
Apr 18, 5:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXChambers, Harris, Liberty43 min
Apr 18, 5:39 AM CDTTornado WarningHGXLiberty36 min
Apr 18, 5:57 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyHGXHarris, Montgomery3 hr
Apr 18, 5:59 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris40 hr
Apr 18, 5:59 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris40 hr
Apr 18, 5:59 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris40 hr
Apr 18, 5:59 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris26 hr
Apr 18, 6:12 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXFort Bend, Harris10 days
Apr 18, 6:12 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris10 days
Apr 18, 6:12 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris10 days
Apr 18, 6:12 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris10 days
Apr 18, 6:25 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris40 hr
Apr 18, 6:25 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris40 hr
Apr 18, 6:25 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris28 hr
Apr 18, 6:25 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris31 hr
Apr 18, 6:25 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris28 hr
Apr 18, 6:30 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyHGXAustin, Colorado, Fort Bend, Harris, Waller3 hr
Apr 18, 6:42 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris39 hr
Apr 18, 6:42 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris39 hr
Apr 18, 6:42 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris39 hr
Apr 18, 6:42 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris39 hr
Apr 18, 6:42 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris39 hr
Apr 18, 6:42 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris39 hr
Apr 18, 6:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris39 hr
Apr 18, 7:05 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyHGXFort Bend, Harris115 min
Apr 18, 7:08 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris39 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.