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Gale Warning 4, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

January 19, 2022

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this gale warning at Jan 19, 2022, 3:30 PM CST. It took effect at Jan 19, 2022, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 18 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 19, 2022, 3:30 PM CST (21:30 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 19, 2022, 9:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 20, 2022, 2:42 PM CST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 gale warning went out at Jan 19, 11:51 AM CST, 3 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 11:51 AM CST, 3 hours 39 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 19, 2:03 PM CST, 1 hour 27 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
203 PM CST Wed Jan 19 2022

TXZ199-213-192030-
Inland Harris TX-Montgomery TX-
203 PM CST Wed Jan 19 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Montgomery and north central Harris Counties through 230 PM CST...

At 203 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Spring, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Humble, Spring, Kingwood, The Woodlands, Splendora, Patton Village,
Roman Forest, Woodbranch, Splashtown, Porter Heights, northwestern
Bush Intercontinental Airport, Lake Houston, New Caney and Porter.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CST for
southeastern Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 2999 9543 3010 9549 3029 9520 3007 9510
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 241DEG 21KT 3008 9539

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

Cady
Special weather statement, Jan 19, 3:23 PM CST, 7 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
323 PM CST Wed Jan 19 2022

TXZ199-213-192200-
Inland Harris TX-Montgomery TX-
323 PM CST Wed Jan 19 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Montgomery and northeastern Harris Counties through 400 PM CST...

At 322 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
eastern Bush Intercontinental Airport, or over Humble, moving
northeast 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, Kingwood, Bush Intercontinental Airport, Lake Houston and
Atascocita.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CST for
southeastern Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 2991 9533 2999 9538 3011 9520 2997 9511
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 238DEG 18KT 2997 9530

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 19, 2:03 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXMontgomery27 min
Jan 19, 3:23 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXHarris37 min
Jan 19, 3:30 PM CSTLow Water AdvisoryHGX30 hr
Jan 19, 3:30 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryHGX66 hr
Jan 19, 4:44 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXColorado31 min
Jan 19, 5:13 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXAustin32 min
Jan 19, 5:35 PM CSTWind AdvisoryHGXBrazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Harris, Jackson, Matagorda21 hr
Jan 19, 5:56 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXAustin79 min
Jan 19, 5:57 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXSan Jacinto33 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.