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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 86, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

October 27, 2021Harris County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 27, 2021, 8:38 AM CDT for Harris County, Texas. It was in force for 37 min. 4 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
Oct 27, 2021, 8:38 AM CDT (13:38 UTC)
Expired
Oct 27, 2021, 9:15 AM CDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Harris County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:39 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
Oct 27, 8:44 AM CDTTSTM WND DMG2 Sw Aldine, TXSTRUCTURE AND TREE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF AIRLINE RD AND WEST GULF BANK RD. POSSIBLE TORNADO PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION.
Oct 27, 8:44 AM CDTTSTM WND DMG2 Sw Aldine, TXCORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 2 SW ALDINE. UPDATED PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 2 SW ALDINE. LARGE TREE DOWN ONTO HOME WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE ON AIRWAY DRIVE. LITTLE OR NO DAMAGE TO SURROUNDING AREAS, NO DAMAGE PATH. NOT AWARE OF ANY SIGHTIN
Oct 27, 8:44 AM CDTTSTM WND DMG2 Sw Aldine, TXUPDATED PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 2 SW ALDINE. LARGE TREE DOWN ONTO HOME WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE ON AIRWAY DRIVE. LITTLE OR NO DAMAGE TO SURROUNDING AREAS, NO DAMAGE PATH. NOT AWARE OF ANY SIGHTINGS OF FUNNELS REPORTED. KEEPING AS THUNDERSTORM WIND DAM
Oct 27, 9:00 AM CDTTSTM WND DMG5 Ese Aldine, TXTREES DOWN ROSEMARY LANE.

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

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Oct 27, 7:55 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 212 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 2021-10-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1422 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 2021-10-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 160 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
1422 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
604 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
160 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
255 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.1
Supercell composite
7.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

636 
WUUS54 KHGX 271338
SVRHGX
TXC201-271415-
/O.NEW.KHGX.SV.W.0086.211027T1338Z-211027T1415Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
838 AM CDT Wed Oct 27 2021

The National Weather Service in League City has issued a

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

* Until 915 AM CDT.

* At 837 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Greater
  Inwood, or near Spring Branch North, moving east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Aldine, Cloverleaf, Northside / Northline, Near Northside Houston,
  Spring Branch North, northern Greater Heights, Greater Greenspoint,
  Greater Fifth Ward, Channelview, Eastex / Jensen Area, Central
  Northwest, Northshore, Fairbanks / Northwest Crossing, Langwood,
  Hunterwood, El Dorado / Oates Prairie, Hidden Valley, Acres Home,
  Independence Heights and Settegast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 PM CDT for southeastern
Texas.

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.


&&

LAT...LON 2982 9554 2992 9554 2996 9515 2977 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 1337Z 269DEG 35KT 2987 9548 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 26, 10:39 PM CDTRip Current StatementHGXBrazoria, Galveston, Matagorda21 hr
Oct 27, 6:10 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX50 min
Oct 27, 6:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXAustin, Brazos, Grimes, Madison, Washington46 min
Oct 27, 6:56 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX34 min
Oct 27, 6:58 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX32 min
Oct 27, 7:23 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX37 min
Oct 27, 7:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXAustin, Colorado, Grimes, Jackson, Montgomery, Walker and 3 more44 min
Oct 27, 8:06 AM CDTTornado WarningHGXHarris, Montgomery24 min
Oct 27, 8:09 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX66 min
Oct 27, 8:09 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX66 min
Oct 27, 8:16 AM CDTTornado WarningHGXHarris29 min
Oct 27, 8:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXBrazoria, Fort Bend, Harris, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery and 4 more92 min
Oct 27, 8:48 AM CDTTornado WarningHGXHarris, Liberty, Montgomery27 min
Oct 27, 8:55 AM CDTTornado WarningHGXHarris, Liberty35 min
Oct 27, 8:57 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX93 min
Oct 27, 9:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXHarris29 min
Oct 27, 9:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXChambers, Harris, Liberty37 min
Oct 27, 9:31 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX119 min
Oct 27, 9:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXChambers, Galveston53 min
Oct 27, 9:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXChambers, Liberty32 min
Oct 27, 11:31 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX29 min
Oct 27, 11:51 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX84 min
Oct 27, 3:05 PM CDTWind AdvisoryHGXAustin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Colorado and 17 more28 hr
Oct 27, 3:26 PM CDTGale WarningHGX36 hr

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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.