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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

December 10, 202117 counties in Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this wind advisory at Dec 10, 2021, 12:40 PM CST for 17 counties in Texas. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 10, 2021, 12:40 PM CST (18:40 UTC)
Expired
Dec 10, 2021, 4:00 PM CST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

Counties Austin County, TX, Brazoria County, TX, Brazos County, TX, Burleson County, TX, Colorado County, TX, Fort Bend County, TX, Galveston County, TX, Grimes County, TX, Harris County, TX, Jackson County, TX, Madison County, TX, Matagorda County, TX, Montgomery County, TX, Walker County, TX, Waller County, TX, Washington County, TX, Wharton County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:39 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, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 267 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 2021-12-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2112 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 2021-12-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 154 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
2112 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
531 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
154 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
191 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.6
Supercell composite
8.7

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The text

As transmitted.

391 
WWUS74 KHGX 101840
NPWHGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1240 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

TXZ176-177-195>199-210>213-226-227-235>238-313-335>338-102200-
/O.NEW.KHGX.WI.Y.0013.211210T1840Z-211210T2200Z/
Madison-Walker-Burleson-Brazos-Washington-Grimes-Montgomery-
Colorado-Austin-Waller-Inland Harris-Wharton-Fort Bend-
Inland Jackson-Inland Matagorda-Inland Brazoria-Inland Galveston-
Coastal Harris-Coastal Jackson-Coastal Matagorda-Coastal Brazoria-
Coastal Galveston-
Including the cities of Madisonville, Huntsville, Caldwell, 
Somerville, College Station, Bryan, Brenham, Navasota, Conroe, 
The Woodlands, Columbus, Eagle Lake, Weimar, Sealy, Bellville, 
Hempstead, Prairie View, Brookshire, Waller, Houston, El Campo, 
Wharton, Missouri City, Mission Bend, Sugar Land, Rosenberg, 
First Colony, Pecan Grove, Edna, Ganado, Bay City, Pearland, 
Alvin, Angleton, League City, Friendswood, Pasadena, Baytown, 
Palacios, Lake Jackson, Freeport, Clute, Texas City, Dickinson, 
and La Marque
1240 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...South winds around 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southeast Texas.

* WHEN...Until 4 PM CST this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 10, 2:39 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryHGX31 hr
Dec 10, 3:14 PM CSTGale WatchHGX12 hr
Dec 10, 3:14 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryHGX28 hr

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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.