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Special Weather Statement, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

November 11, 2021Harris County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this special weather statement at Nov 11, 2021, 6:33 AM CST for Harris County, Texas. It was in force for 27 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: Nov 11, 2021, 6:33 AM CST (12:33 UTC)
Expired: Nov 11, 2021, 7:00 AM CST
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 30

County Harris County, TX

The radar

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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 Nov 11, 5:29 AM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 11, 5:29 AM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 11, 6:33 AM CST, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
633 AM CST Thu Nov 11 2021

TXZ199-200-213-111300-
Northern Liberty TX-Inland Harris TX-Montgomery TX-
633 AM CST Thu Nov 11 2021

...A line of thunderstorma will impact portions of southeastern
Montgomery, west central Liberty and northeastern Harris Counties
through 700 AM CST...

At 629 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms over Splashtown, or near Spring, moving southeast at
20 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Humble, Aldine, Northside / Northline, Kingwood, Greater Greenspoint,
Spring, northwestern Greater Heights, The Woodlands, Roman Forest,
Woodbranch, Bush Intercontinental Airport, Central Northwest,
Willowbrook, Hidden Valley, Acres Home, Independence Heights,
Atascocita, Splashtown, Porter Heights and Greater Inwood.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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.

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LAT...LON 2999 9565 3023 9531 3011 9500 2979 9543
TIME...MOT...LOC 1229Z 292DEG 19KT 3009 9544

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 11, 7:49 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Chambers	41 min
Nov 11, 7:56 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	HGX		34 min
Nov 11, 8:15 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Galveston	30 min
Nov 11, 8:29 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	HGX		61 min
Nov 11, 9:24 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	HGX		51 min
Nov 11, 9:31 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Galveston	29 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.