Alert archive / Texas / Wind Advisories in 2016
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this wind advisory at Feb 8, 2016, 3:26 AM CST for 23 counties in Texas. It took effect at Feb 8, 2016, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2016, 3:26 AM CST (09:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 8, 2016, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 8, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 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 09:29 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, 9.4 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1332 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
144 WWUS74 KHGX 080926 NPWHGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 326 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT TODAY. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH. THESE WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL ON EAST WEST ROADS CHALLENGING. TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-082200- /O.NEW.KHGX.WI.Y.0002.160208T1500Z-160209T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY... BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE...BRYAN...CALDWELL...CLEVELAND... COLDSPRING...COLLEGE STATION...COLUMBUS...CONROE...CORRIGAN... CROCKETT...DAYTON...EAGLE LAKE...EDNA...EL CAMPO...FREEPORT... FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...GROVETON...HEMPSTEAD...HOUSTON... HUMBLE...HUNTSVILLE...KATY...LAKE JACKSON...LAKE SOMERVILLE... LEAGUE CITY...LIBERTY...LIVINGSTON...MADISONVILLE... MISSOURI CITY...MONT BELVIEU...NAVASOTA...ONALASKA...PALACIOS... PASADENA...PEARLAND...PIERCE...PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND... ROSENBERG...SEALY...SHEPHERD...SUGAR LAND...TEXAS CITY... THE WOODLANDS...TOMBALL...TRINITY...WEIMAR...WHARTON...WILLIS... WINNIE 326 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * EVENT...WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 MPH * TIMING...9 AM TO 6 PM CST TODAY. * IMPACT...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. BE SURE TO SECURE ANY TENTS...BOUNCE HOUSES OR OUTSIDE CANOPIES. && $$
2 follow-up statements
580 WWUS74 KHGX 081710 NPWHGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 1110 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... .STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THESE WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL ON EAST WEST ROADS CHALLENGING. TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-090000- /O.CON.KHGX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160209T0000Z/ AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND- GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA- MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON- WHARTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY... BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE...BRYAN...CALDWELL...CLEVELAND... COLDSPRING...COLLEGE STATION...COLUMBUS...CONROE...CORRIGAN... CROCKETT...DAYTON...EAGLE LAKE...EDNA...EL CAMPO...FREEPORT... FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...GROVETON...HEMPSTEAD...HOUSTON... HUMBLE...HUNTSVILLE...KATY...LAKE JACKSON...LAKE SOMERVILLE... LEAGUE CITY...LIBERTY...LIVINGSTON...MADISONVILLE... MISSOURI CITY...MONT BELVIEU...NAVASOTA...ONALASKA...PALACIOS... PASADENA...PEARLAND...PIERCE...PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND... ROSENBERG...SEALY...SHEPHERD...SUGAR LAND...TEXAS CITY... THE WOODLANDS...TOMBALL...TRINITY...WEIMAR...WHARTON...WILLIS... WINNIE 1110 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 MPH * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. BE SURE TO SECURE ANY TENTS...BOUNCE HOUSES OR OUTSIDE CANOPIES. && $$
442 WWUS74 KHGX 082059 NPWHGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 259 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... .STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THESE WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL ON EAST WEST ROADS CHALLENGING. TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-090000- /O.CON.KHGX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160209T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY... BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE...BRYAN...CALDWELL...CLEVELAND... COLDSPRING...COLLEGE STATION...COLUMBUS...CONROE...CORRIGAN... CROCKETT...DAYTON...EAGLE LAKE...EDNA...EL CAMPO...FREEPORT... FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...GROVETON...HEMPSTEAD...HOUSTON... HUMBLE...HUNTSVILLE...KATY...LAKE JACKSON...LAKE SOMERVILLE... LEAGUE CITY...LIBERTY...LIVINGSTON...MADISONVILLE... MISSOURI CITY...MONT BELVIEU...NAVASOTA...ONALASKA...PALACIOS... PASADENA...PEARLAND...PIERCE...PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND... ROSENBERG...SEALY...SHEPHERD...SUGAR LAND...TEXAS CITY... THE WOODLANDS...TOMBALL...TRINITY...WEIMAR...WHARTON...WILLIS... WINNIE 259 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 MPH * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. BE SURE TO SECURE ANY TENTS...BOUNCE HOUSES OR OUTSIDE CANOPIES. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 9:09 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | HGX | Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Colorado and 17 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 8, 12:24 PM CST | Low Water Advisory | HGX | 7 hr |
Nearby
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.