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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this tornado warning at Mar 21, 2022, 7:39 PM CDT for Burleson County, Washington County, Texas. It was in force for 36 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
- Mar 21, 2022, 7:39 PM CDT (00:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2022, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Burleson County, TX, Washington County, TX
The radar
The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 3:14 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 294 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1720 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -300 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 853 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 252 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 206 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
049
WFUS54 KHGX 220039
TORHGX
TXC051-477-220115-
/O.NEW.KHGX.TO.W.0013.220322T0039Z-220322T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
739 PM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022
The National Weather Service in League City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Burleson County in southeastern Texas...
Northwestern Washington County in southeastern Texas...
* Until 815 PM CDT.
* At 739 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Giddings, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
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...
Lake Somerville State Park & Trailway around 750 PM CDT.
Somerville around 805 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Lyons
and Deanville.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3059 9660 3031 9638 3015 9679 3016 9679
3020 9674 3022 9674 3024 9673 3025 9672
3025 9669 3029 9666 3030 9664 3030 9667
3032 9669 3032 9674 3039 9679 3041 9682
TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 230DEG 42KT 3026 9687
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$1 follow-up statement
829
WWUS54 KHGX 220102
SVSHGX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
802 PM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022
TXC051-477-220115-
/O.CON.KHGX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220322T0115Z/
Burleson TX-Washington TX-
802 PM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN BURLESON AND NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
At 802 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Lake Somerville State Park & Trailway, or 10 miles
south of Caldwell, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Somerville around 810 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Lyons
and Deanville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3059 9660 3031 9638 3015 9679 3016 9679
3020 9674 3022 9674 3024 9673 3025 9672
3025 9669 3029 9666 3030 9664 3030 9667
3032 9669 3032 9674 3039 9679 3041 9682
TIME...MOT...LOC 0102Z 228DEG 35KT 3037 9667
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 7:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Burleson | 34 min |
| Mar 21, 8:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazos, Burleson, Grimes | 51 min |
| Mar 21, 8:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazos, Grimes, Madison, Walker | 51 min |
| Mar 21, 9:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Grimes, Houston, Madison | 50 min |
| Mar 21, 10:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Houston | 42 min |
| Mar 21, 10:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Houston | 24 min |
| Mar 22, 1:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Houston, Madison and 3 more | 92 min |
| Mar 22, 1:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Grimes, Montgomery, Walker | 33 min |
| Mar 22, 3:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Walker | 25 min |
| Mar 22, 4:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Colorado | 25 min |
| Mar 22, 5:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Austin, Colorado, Fort Bend, Jackson, Waller, Washington and 1 more | 26 min |
| Mar 22, 5:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Austin, Colorado, Wharton | 12 min |
| Mar 22, 5:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Austin, Brazos, Colorado, Fort Bend, Grimes, Harris and 3 more | 32 min |
| Mar 22, 5:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Jackson, Matagorda, Wharton | 24 min |
| Mar 22, 5:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Austin, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris, Montgomery, Waller and 1 more | 63 min |
| Mar 22, 6:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Matagorda, Wharton | 46 min |
| Mar 22, 6:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Austin, Brazoria, Colorado, Fort Bend, Grimes, Harris and 7 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 22, 6:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend | 11 min |
| Mar 22, 6:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Chambers, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery | 23 min |
| Mar 22, 7:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Chambers, Liberty | 29 min |
| Mar 22, 7:25 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 2 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.