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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 65, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

June 15, 2021Harris County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2021, 5:57 PM CDT for Harris County, Texas. It was in force for 33 min. 15 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 15, 2021, 5:57 PM CDT (22:57 UTC)
Expired
Jun 15, 2021, 6:30 PM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Harris County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:01 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 15, 5:57 PM CDTHAIL 0.53 N Houston, TXREPORT FROM MPING: HALF-INCH (0.50 IN.).
Jun 15, 5:58 PM CDTHAIL 14 Ne Hilshire Village, TXREPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.).
Jun 15, 6:00 PM CDTHAIL 0.752 Nnw Houston, TX
Jun 15, 6:00 PM CDTHAIL 12 N Houston, TXQUARTER SIZE HAIL.
Jun 15, 6:00 PM CDTHAIL 14 Ene Hilshire Village, TX
Jun 15, 6:01 PM CDTHAIL 13 N Houston, TXREPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.).
Jun 15, 6:03 PM CDTHAIL 0.54 Ne Hilshire Village, TXREPORT FROM MPING: HALF-INCH (0.50 IN.).
Jun 15, 6:07 PM CDTHAIL 14 Nnw Houston, TXPEA TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN THE GARDEN OAKS/OAK FOREST NEIGHBORHOOD.
Jun 15, 6:10 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 501 Ese Houston, TXCORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM 1 ESE HOUSTON. WINDS GUSTING OVER 50 MPH. TREES/TREE LIMBS DOWN.
Jun 15, 6:10 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 501 Ese Houston, TXWINDS GUSTING OVER 50 MPH.
Jun 15, 6:11 PM CDTHAIL 0.53 N Houston, TXREPORT FROM MPING: HALF-INCH (0.50 IN.).
Jun 15, 6:26 PM CDTHAIL 14 Ne Hilshire Village, TXREPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.).
Jun 15, 6:27 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG1 W Jacinto City, TXROOF DAMAGE TO INDUSTRIAL BUILDING AS A RESULT OF THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS.
Jun 15, 6:27 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG1 W Jacinto City, TXROOF DAMAGE TO INDUSTRIAL BUILDING DUE TO THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS.
Jun 15, 6:35 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 392 E West University Pla, TXAWOS STATION KMCJ HOUSTON UNIV.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 217 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 2021-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2560 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 2021-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 22 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2560 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-30 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
884 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
6 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

313 
WUUS54 KHGX 152257
SVRHGX
TXC201-152330-
/O.NEW.KHGX.SV.W.0065.210615T2257Z-210615T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
557 PM CDT Tue Jun 15 2021

The National Weather Service in League City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Harris County in southeastern Texas...

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 557 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Central
  Northwest, or over Greater Heights, moving southeast at 10 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Bellaire, West University Place, Galena Park, Jacinto City, Hunters
  Creek Village, Piney Point Village, Midtown Houston, Downtown
  Houston, Northside / Northline, Greenway / Upper Kirby Area, Second
  Ward, Greater Heights, Neartown / Montrose, Greater Eastwood, Near
  Northside Houston, Greater Fifth Ward, Memorial Park, Greater Third
  Ward, Fourth Ward and University Place.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2985 9553 2990 9539 2974 9517 2965 9549
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 326DEG 8KT 2982 9543 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
567 
WWUS54 KHGX 152307
SVSHGX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
607 PM CDT Tue Jun 15 2021

TXC201-152330-
/O.CON.KHGX.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-210615T2330Z/
Harris TX-
607 PM CDT Tue Jun 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL HARRIS COUNTY...

At 607 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over northwestern 
Greater Heights, moving southeast at 10 mph. A storm spotter 
reported dime size hail and 35 to 40 mph winds in the Heights at 6 
PM.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Bellaire, West University Place, Galena Park, Jacinto City, Hunters
Creek Village, Midtown Houston, Downtown Houston, Northside /
Northline, Greenway / Upper Kirby Area, Second Ward, Greater Heights,
Neartown / Montrose, Greater Eastwood, Near Northside Houston,
Greater Fifth Ward, Memorial Park, Greater Third Ward, Fourth Ward,
University Place and Astrodome Area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2985 9549 2989 9537 2974 9517 2965 9549
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 326DEG 8KT 2980 9542 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 7:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXTrinity39 min
Jun 15, 11:14 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryHGXAustin, Brazoria, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris and 10 more8 hr
Jun 15, 2:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXMontgomery47 min
Jun 15, 3:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXFort Bend46 min
Jun 15, 4:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXWharton52 min
Jun 15, 5:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXLiberty37 min
Jun 15, 5:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXWaller47 min
Jun 15, 5:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXLiberty42 min
Jun 15, 5:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXHarris42 min
Jun 15, 6:06 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX114 min
Jun 15, 6:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXChambers, Galveston, Harris47 min
Jun 15, 6:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXChambers40 min
Jun 15, 6:39 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX96 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.