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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 72, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

July 12, 2021Brazos County, Burleson County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 12, 2021, 12:43 PM CDT for Brazos County, Burleson 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
Jul 12, 2021, 12:43 PM CDT (17:43 UTC)
Expired
Jul 12, 2021, 1:01 PM CDT
In force
18 min
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Brazos County, TX, Burleson County, TX

The radar

The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:44 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 nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 269 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, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-07-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 373 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, Fort Worth, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-07-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 28 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
373 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-177 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1322 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

704 
WUUS54 KHGX 121743
SVRHGX
TXC041-051-121815-
/O.NEW.KHGX.SV.W.0072.210712T1743Z-210712T1815Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1243 PM CDT Mon Jul 12 2021

The National Weather Service in League City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Burleson County in southeastern Texas...
  South central Brazos County in southeastern Texas...

* Until 115 PM CDT.

* At 1243 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Snook, or 10
  miles west of College Station, moving east at 10 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...
  Southwestern College Station, Snook and Wellborn. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3052 9655 3058 9648 3055 9625 3047 9630
TIME...MOT...LOC 1743Z 280DEG 10KT 3054 9646 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
122 
WWUS54 KHGX 121801
SVSHGX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
101 PM CDT Mon Jul 12 2021

TXC041-051-121806-
/O.CAN.KHGX.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-210712T1815Z/
Burleson TX-Brazos TX-
101 PM CDT Mon Jul 12 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BURLESON AND
SOUTH CENTRAL BRAZOS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3052 9655 3058 9648 3055 9625 3047 9630
TIME...MOT...LOC 1756Z 280DEG 10KT 3053 9642 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 11, 7:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXHouston39 min
Jul 11, 7:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXHouston51 min
Jul 11, 7:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXHouston47 min
Jul 12, 8:29 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazos, Madison3 hr
Jul 12, 9:03 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXWalker117 min
Jul 12, 9:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXSan Jacinto37 min
Jul 12, 9:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXSan Jacinto39 min
Jul 12, 10:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXLiberty, Polk, San Jacinto48 min
Jul 12, 11:29 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazos, Madison3 hr
Jul 12, 11:33 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXHouston3 hr
Jul 12, 12:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXBrazos59 min
Jul 12, 1:10 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazos, Grimes110 min
Jul 12, 1:21 PM CDTTornado WarningHGXMontgomery, Walker12 min
Jul 12, 2:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXMontgomery, San Jacinto, Waller41 min
Jul 12, 3:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXHarris39 min
Jul 12, 3:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXFort Bend, Harris47 min
Jul 12, 4:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXChambers, Fort Bend59 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.