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Special Weather Statement, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

August 15, 20214 counties in Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this special weather statement at Aug 15, 2021, 5:31 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 59 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
Aug 15, 2021, 5:31 PM CDT (22:31 UTC)
Expired
Aug 15, 2021, 6:30 PM CDT
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
30

Counties Brazoria County, TX, Fort Bend County, TX, Jackson County, TX, Wharton County, TX

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What forecasters said that day

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 Aug 15, 3:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 15, 3:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 15, 3:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 15, 4:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
418 PM CDT Sun Aug 15 2021

TXZ227-152145-
Fort Bend TX-
418 PM CDT Sun Aug 15 2021

...A thunderstorm will produce strong wind gusts portions of central
Fort Bend County through 445 PM CDT...

At 417 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
southeastern Sugar Land, moving west at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Sugar Land, southwestern Missouri City, Rosenberg, Stafford,
Richmond, First Colony, Pecan Grove, Pleak, Thompsons, Greatwood, New
Territory, Fifth Street, Riverstone, Cumings, Four Corners, Cinco
Ranch and northwestern Sienna Plantation.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 2962 9554 2949 9556 2950 9582 2971 9577
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 100DEG 13KT 2958 9562

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Cady
Special weather statement, Aug 15, 5:31 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 14, 7:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXSan Jacinto31 min
Aug 14, 10:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXHarris30 min
Aug 15, 3:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXWaller67 min
Aug 15, 4:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXFort Bend27 min
Aug 15, 4:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXFort Bend32 min
Aug 15, 5:21 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXFort Bend, Harris54 min
Aug 15, 5:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXHarris60 min
Aug 15, 5:53 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXFort Bend52 min
Aug 15, 6:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXMatagorda57 min

Nearby

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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.