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Special Weather Statement, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

December 4, 2017Waller County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this special weather statement at Dec 4, 2017, 1:21 AM CST for Waller County, Texas. It was in force for 54 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
Dec 4, 2017, 1:21 AM CST (07:21 UTC)
Expired
Dec 4, 2017, 2:15 AM CST
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

County Waller County, TX

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Dec 3, 11:49 PM CST, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 3, 11:49 PM CST, 1 hour 32 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 3, 3:11 PM CST, 10 hours 10 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
311 PM CST Sun Dec 3 2017

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>213-226-227-235-042115-
Austin-Brazos-Burleson-Colorado-Fort Bend-Grimes-Harris-Houston-
Jackson-Liberty-Madison-Montgomery-Polk-San Jacinto-Trinity-
Walker-Waller-Washington-Wharton-
311 PM CST Sun Dec 3 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Southeast Texas..

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

GMZ370-375-042115-
Waters from Freeport to the Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to
60 NM-Waters from High Island to Freeport from 20 to 60 NM-
311 PM CST Sun Dec 3 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Southeast Texas..

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

GMZ330-335-350-355-TXZ214-236>238-042115-
Brazoria-Chambers-
Coastal waters from Freeport to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport out 20 NM-
Galveston-Galveston Bay-Matagorda-Matagorda Bay-
311 PM CST Sun Dec 3 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Southeast Texas..

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Areas of sea fog, at times locally dense, will prevail through
Monday night. Visibility will fall below 1 mile at times.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Dense sea fog will persist until a cold front crosses the coast on
Tuesday. Visibility will fall below a mile at times.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 4, 1:21 AM CST, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 3, 7:19 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningHGX41 min
Dec 3, 7:23 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXGalveston3 hr
Dec 3, 7:58 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningHGX62 min
Dec 3, 9:00 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningHGX60 min
Dec 3, 10:14 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningHGX61 min
Dec 4, 2:06 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXBrazoria39 min
Dec 4, 3:11 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXPolk49 min
Dec 4, 3:45 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXHarris45 min
Dec 4, 4:09 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXLiberty36 min
Dec 4, 4:39 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXPolk, San Jacinto51 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Texas, 2017Every special weather statement in 2017

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.