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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 33, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

April 23, 2021Liberty County, Polk County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 23, 2021, 6:27 PM CDT for Liberty County, Polk County, Texas. It was in force for 18 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 23, 2021, 6:27 PM CDT (23:27 UTC)
Expired
Apr 23, 2021, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
18 min
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Liberty County, TX, Polk County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 23, 2:00 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 151 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 12:00Z on 2021-04-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 12 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 12:00Z on 2021-04-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 373 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
12 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-108 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
523 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
373 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
419 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

335 
WUUS54 KHGX 232327
SVRHGX
TXC291-373-232345-
/O.NEW.KHGX.SV.W.0033.210423T2327Z-210423T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
627 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

The National Weather Service in League City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Liberty County in southeastern Texas...
  Southeastern Polk County in southeastern Texas...

* Until 645 PM CDT.

* At 627 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northwest
  of Votaw, or 13 miles northwest of Thicket, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Alabama-Coushatta Reservation and Segno. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for southeastern
Texas.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3049 9473 3041 9470 3040 9474 3074 9480
      3077 9460 3049 9454
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 256DEG 27KT 3056 9475 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
445 
WWUS54 KHGX 232347
SVSHGX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
647 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

TXC291-373-232356-
/O.EXP.KHGX.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210423T2345Z/
Liberty TX-Polk TX-
647 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN LIBERTY AND
SOUTHEASTERN POLK COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire. However heavy 
rain is still possible with the thunderstorms trailing behind it.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for southeastern
Texas.

LAT...LON 3049 9473 3041 9470 3040 9474 3074 9480
      3077 9460 3049 9454
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 256DEG 27KT 3058 9464 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 23, 4:05 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementHGXBrazoria, Galveston, Matagorda23 hr
Apr 23, 2:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXGrimes50 min
Apr 23, 2:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXMadison49 min
Apr 23, 4:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXGrimes40 min
Apr 23, 5:00 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazos, Grimes, Montgomery, Walker60 min
Apr 23, 5:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXMontgomery, Walker26 min
Apr 23, 5:31 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXMontgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker119 min
Apr 23, 5:45 PM CDTTornado WarningHGXLiberty, Montgomery, San Jacinto30 min
Apr 23, 5:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXMontgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Walker27 min
Apr 23, 6:09 PM CDTTornado WarningHGXLiberty, Polk, San Jacinto36 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.