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Tornado Warning 30, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

December 6, 2021Liberty County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this tornado warning at Dec 6, 2021, 6:20 AM CST for Liberty County, Texas. It was in force for 25 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
Dec 6, 2021, 6:20 AM CST (12:20 UTC)
Expired
Dec 6, 2021, 6:45 AM CST
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Liberty County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:20 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 138 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 2021-12-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1185 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 2021-12-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 134 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1185 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-22 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
725 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
134 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
186 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.8
Supercell composite
7.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

969 
WFUS54 KHGX 061220
TORHGX
TXC291-061245-
/O.NEW.KHGX.TO.W.0030.211206T1220Z-211206T1245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
620 AM CST Mon Dec 6 2021

The National Weather Service in League City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Liberty County in southeastern Texas...

* Until 645 AM CST.
    
* At 620 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over northeastern Liberty, moving northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Hardin around 630 AM CST.
  Devers around 635 AM CST.
  Daisetta around 640 AM CST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3006 9450 2995 9484 3003 9491 3022 9464
      3011 9460 3011 9444
TIME...MOT...LOC 1220Z 238DEG 27KT 3005 9479 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$
2 follow-up statements
530 
WWUS54 KHGX 061233
SVSHGX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
633 AM CST Mon Dec 6 2021

TXC291-061245-
/O.CON.KHGX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-211206T1245Z/
Liberty TX-
633 AM CST Mon Dec 6 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM CST FOR EAST
CENTRAL LIBERTY COUNTY...
    
At 632 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Daisetta, or 7 miles northeast of Liberty, moving
northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...TORNADO.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Daisetta around 640 AM CST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3007 9458 3002 9476 3006 9482 3022 9464
      3011 9460 3011 9444
TIME...MOT...LOC 1232Z 238DEG 27KT 3010 9470 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$
659 
WWUS54 KHGX 061248
SVSHGX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
648 AM CST Mon Dec 6 2021

TXC291-061258-
/O.EXP.KHGX.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-211206T1245Z/
Liberty TX-
648 AM CST Mon Dec 6 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL LIBERTY COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3007 9458 3002 9476 3006 9482 3022 9464
      3011 9460 3011 9444
TIME...MOT...LOC 1248Z 238DEG 27KT 3016 9460 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 6, 3:28 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryHGX24 hr
Dec 6, 6:09 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXLiberty36 min
Dec 6, 10:09 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXBrazos, Burleson, Washington21 min
Dec 6, 12:05 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXFort Bend, Harris, Liberty, Wharton70 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.