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Special Weather Statement, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this special weather statement at Jun 14, 2021, 3:40 PM CDT for Colorado County, Jackson County, Texas. It was in force for 65 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
- Jun 14, 2021, 3:40 PM CDT (20:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2021, 4:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Counties Colorado County, TX, Jackson County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 164 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1013 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -108 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 914 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 14, 2:55 PM CDT, 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 2:55 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 14, 2:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
201 PM CDT Mon Jun 14 2021
TXZ226-227-236-237-336-142000-
Inland Brazoria TX-Coastal Matagorda TX-Inland Matagorda TX-
Wharton TX-Fort Bend TX-
201 PM CDT Mon Jun 14 2021
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
At 201 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Wharton to near Boling-Iago to 7 miles
northwest of Sweeny. Movement was southwest at 15 mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Bay City, El Campo, Wharton, Sweeny, Beasley, Kendleton, Wild Peach
Village, Pierce, Markham, Van Vleck, Boling-Iago, Danevang and
Hungerford.
LAT...LON 2919 9641 2898 9630 2882 9589 2909 9562
2933 9582 2950 9591
TIME...MOT...LOC 1901Z 037DEG 13KT 2935 9601 2920 9592 2912 9577Special weather statement, Jun 14, 2:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 225 PM CDT Mon Jun 14 2021 TXZ210>212-142030- Waller TX-Colorado TX-Austin TX- 225 PM CDT Mon Jun 14 2021 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... At 225 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles north of San Felipe, or 10 miles east of Bellville, moving southwest at 15 mph. Winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Sealy, Bellville, San Felipe, Pattison, Monaville and Cat Spring. LAT...LON 3002 9606 2988 9593 2960 9628 2995 9647 TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 058DEG 12KT 2991 9609
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 2:47 PM CDT, 53 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 247 PM CDT Mon Jun 14 2021 TXZ236-336-142045- Coastal Matagorda TX-Inland Matagorda TX- 247 PM CDT Mon Jun 14 2021 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... At 247 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Van Vleck, or over Bay City, moving southwest at 15 mph. Pea size hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Bay City, South Texas Nuclear Plant, Blessing, Markham, Van Vleck, Wadsworth and Midfield. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 2912 9590 2886 9579 2867 9607 2893 9630 TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 046DEG 14KT 2901 9592
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 2:49 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
249 PM CDT Mon Jun 14 2021
TXZ195-196-198-142045-
Brazos TX-Grimes TX-Burleson TX-
249 PM CDT Mon Jun 14 2021
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
At 249 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Wixon Valley, or 9 miles north of Bryan, moving southwest at 25 mph.
Pea size hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
College Station, Bryan, Snook, Kurten, Wixon Valley, Kyle Field and
Iola.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3073 9662 3073 9660 3071 9660 3070 9656
3074 9646 3091 9635 3077 9606 3039 9652
3066 9675
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 048DEG 21KT 3080 9638Special weather statement, Jun 14, 3:23 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 3:07 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 53 min | |
| Jun 14, 3:57 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 2 hr | |
| Jun 14, 2:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Wharton | 59 min |
| Jun 14, 2:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Austin | 65 min |
| Jun 14, 2:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Matagorda | 58 min |
| Jun 14, 2:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Brazos | 56 min |
| Jun 14, 3:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Burleson | 67 min |
| Jun 14, 3:52 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 38 min | |
| Jun 14, 4:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Colorado | 15 min |
| Jun 14, 4:43 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 32 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.