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Wind Advisory 14, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

December 11, 20214 counties in Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this wind advisory at Dec 11, 2021, 2:44 AM CST for 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Dec 11, 2021, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 11, 2021, 2:44 AM CST (08:44 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 11, 2021, 9:00 AM CST
Expired
Dec 11, 2021, 6:00 PM CST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

Counties Brazoria County, TX, Galveston County, TX, Jackson County, TX, Matagorda County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:44 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

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 217 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, Corpus Christi, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-12-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2440 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, Corpus Christi, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-12-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 161 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
2440 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-175 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
865 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
161 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
190 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
3.5

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The text

As transmitted.

219 
WWUS74 KHGX 110844
NPWHGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
244 AM CST Sat Dec 11 2021

TXZ335>338-436>439-111645-
/O.NEW.KHGX.WI.Y.0014.211211T1500Z-211212T0000Z/
Coastal Jackson-Coastal Matagorda-Coastal Brazoria-
Coastal Galveston-Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-
Galveston Island-Bolivar Peninsula-
Including the cities of Palacios, Lake Jackson, Freeport, Clute, 
Texas City, Dickinson, La Marque, Surfside Beach, and Galveston
244 AM CST Sat Dec 11 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Jackson, Coastal Matagorda, Coastal Brazoria, 
  Coastal Galveston, Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, 
  Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula Counties.

* WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening.

* 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
921 
WWUS74 KHGX 111548
NPWHGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
948 AM CST Sat Dec 11 2021

TXZ335>338-436>439-120000-
/O.CON.KHGX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-211212T0000Z/
Coastal Jackson-Coastal Matagorda-Coastal Brazoria-
Coastal Galveston-Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-
Galveston Island-Bolivar Peninsula-
Including the cities of Palacios, Lake Jackson, Freeport, Clute, 
Texas City, Dickinson, La Marque, Surfside Beach, and Galveston
948 AM CST Sat Dec 11 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Jackson, Coastal Matagorda, Coastal Brazoria, 
  Coastal Galveston, Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, 
  Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula Counties.

* WHEN...Through 6 PM CST this evening.

* 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 11, 12:28 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXHouston62 min
Dec 11, 12:49 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXBrazos, Burleson, Madison56 min
Dec 11, 1:40 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXBrazos, Burleson, Grimes, Houston, Madison, Trinity and 2 more65 min
Dec 11, 2:44 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXWashington61 min
Dec 11, 2:46 AM CSTGale WarningHGX17 hr
Dec 11, 3:05 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXMontgomery, Polk, San Jacinto55 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.