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Special Weather Statement, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

June 15, 2021Fort Bend County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this special weather statement at Jun 15, 2021, 3:29 PM CDT for Fort Bend County, Texas. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jun 15, 2021, 3:29 PM CDT (20:29 UTC)
Expired: Jun 15, 2021, 4:15 PM CDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

County Fort Bend County, TX

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Houston/Galveston, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 15, 12:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 12:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 15, 2:58 PM CDT, 31 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 15, 3:29 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
329 PM CDT Tue Jun 15 2021

TXZ226-227-236-237-152115-
Inland Brazoria TX-Inland Matagorda TX-Wharton TX-Fort Bend TX-
329 PM CDT Tue Jun 15 2021

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

At 329 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Needville, or 11 miles south of Rosenberg, moving southwest at 15
mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Needville, Pleak, Fairchilds, Thompsons, Brazos Bend State Park,
Boling-Iago and Damon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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 2951 9582 2950 9566 2943 9556 2907 9575
      2935 9608
TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 033DEG 13KT 2938 9579

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 14, 7:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Trinity	39 min
Jun 15, 11:14 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	HGX	Austin, Brazoria, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris and 10 more	8 hr
Jun 15, 2:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Montgomery	47 min
Jun 15, 4:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Wharton	52 min
Jun 15, 5:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Liberty	37 min
Jun 15, 5:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Waller	47 min
Jun 15, 5:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Liberty	42 min
Jun 15, 5:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Harris	42 min
Jun 15, 5:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Harris	33 min
Jun 15, 6:06 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		114 min
Jun 15, 6:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Chambers, Galveston, Harris	47 min
Jun 15, 6:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Chambers	40 min
Jun 15, 6:39 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		96 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.