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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 91, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

December 18, 2021Harris County, Montgomery County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 18, 2021, 10:39 AM CST for Harris County, Montgomery County, Texas. It was in force for 20 min. 1 report 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
Dec 18, 2021, 10:39 AM CST (16:39 UTC)
Expired
Dec 18, 2021, 10:59 AM CST
In force
20 min
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Harris County, TX, Montgomery County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:40 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
Dec 18, 10:40 AM CSTTSTM WND DMG6 Nnw The Woodlands, TXCORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 6 NNW THE WOODLANDS. TREES DOWN, MONTGOMERY DRIVE. ADJUSTED TIME BASED ON RADAR.

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, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 227 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 2021-12-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1750 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 2021-12-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 120 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
1750 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
441 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
120 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
127 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.9
Supercell composite
5.7

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The text

As transmitted.

902 
WUUS54 KHGX 181639
SVRHGX
TXC201-339-181715-
/O.NEW.KHGX.SV.W.0091.211218T1639Z-211218T1715Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1039 AM CST Sat Dec 18 2021

The National Weather Service in League City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Montgomery County in southeastern Texas...
  North central Harris County in southeastern Texas...

* Until 1115 AM CST.

* At 1038 AM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 6 miles north of Lake Conroe Dam to near Montgomery,
  moving southeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Conroe, Tomball, The Woodlands, Panorama Village, Montgomery and
  Lake Conroe Dam.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3032 9543 3005 9557 3032 9574 3051 9561
TIME...MOT...LOC 1638Z 331DEG 28KT 3045 9560 3033 9566 

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

$$
1 follow-up statement
937 
WWUS54 KHGX 181659
SVSHGX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1059 AM CST Sat Dec 18 2021

TXC201-339-181708-
/O.CAN.KHGX.SV.W.0091.000000T0000Z-211218T1715Z/
Montgomery TX-Harris TX-
1059 AM CST Sat Dec 18 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN MONTGOMERY AND NORTH
CENTRAL HARRIS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. A new severe thunderstorm 
warning has been issued to cover the new threatened area. See the 
bulletin for that warning for more details.

LAT...LON 3032 9543 3005 9557 3032 9574 3051 9561
TIME...MOT...LOC 1657Z 331DEG 28KT 3032 9552 3020 9558 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 17, 10:46 PM CSTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryHGX11 hr
Dec 18, 3:33 AM CSTGale WatchHGX11 hr
Dec 18, 3:33 AM CSTGale WarningHGX24 hr
Dec 18, 5:56 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryHGXGalveston4 hr
Dec 18, 8:48 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXHouston57 min
Dec 18, 8:58 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXBrazos, Burleson47 min
Dec 18, 9:28 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXGrimes, Washington47 min
Dec 18, 9:43 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXTrinity, Walker62 min
Dec 18, 9:54 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXMontgomery51 min
Dec 18, 10:09 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXMontgomery, Waller66 min
Dec 18, 10:21 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXGrimes, Montgomery, Walker24 min
Dec 18, 10:52 AM CSTTornado WarningHGXMontgomery, San Jacinto23 min
Dec 18, 10:57 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXHarris, Liberty, Montgomery, San Jacinto33 min
Dec 18, 11:15 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXMontgomery, San Jacinto, Walker2 hr
Dec 18, 11:25 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXBrazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Harris, Jackson, Liberty and 5 more65 min
Dec 18, 11:29 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXHarris, Liberty, Montgomery, San Jacinto31 min
Dec 18, 11:41 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXHarris34 min
Dec 18, 11:53 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningHGX2 hr
Dec 18, 12:09 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXHarris111 min
Dec 18, 12:36 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXBrazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Matagorda54 min
Dec 18, 1:18 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Harris117 min
Dec 18, 1:31 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXBrazoria, Galveston, Matagorda59 min
Dec 18, 1:55 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningHGX2 hr
Dec 18, 2:17 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryHGX44 hr
Dec 18, 3:52 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningHGX53 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.