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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

March 22, 2022Brazoria County, Fort Bend County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this tornado warning at Mar 22, 2022, 6:49 AM CDT for Brazoria County, Fort Bend County, Texas. It was in force for 11 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 22, 2022, 6:49 AM CDT (11:49 UTC)
Expired
Mar 22, 2022, 7:00 AM CDT
In force
11 min
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Brazoria County, TX, Fort Bend County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:48 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 22, 12:59 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 228 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 00:00Z on 2022-03-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 320 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 00:00Z on 2022-03-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 458 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
320 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-136 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
676 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
458 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
572 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
13.6

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The text

As transmitted.

370 
WFUS54 KHGX 221149
TORHGX
TXC039-157-221200-
/O.NEW.KHGX.TO.W.0021.220322T1149Z-220322T1200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
649 AM CDT Tue Mar 22 2022

The National Weather Service in League City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Fort Bend County in southeastern Texas...
  North central Brazoria County in southeastern Texas...

* Until 700 AM CDT.
    
* At 649 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Iowa Colony, or near Fresno, moving northeast at
  40 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...
  Manvel around 700 AM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Juliff.

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 2940 9550 2944 9552 2955 9535 2945 9530
TIME...MOT...LOC 1149Z 242DEG 36KT 2944 9547 

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

$$
1 follow-up statement
408 
WWUS54 KHGX 221157
SVSHGX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
657 AM CDT Tue Mar 22 2022

TXC039-157-221206-
/O.EXP.KHGX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220322T1200Z/
Fort Bend TX-Brazoria TX-
657 AM CDT Tue Mar 22 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL FORT BEND AND NORTH CENTRAL
BRAZORIA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 700 AM CDT...
    
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning will be 
allowed to expire. However, damaging winds remain likely and a 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 AM CDT for southeastern
Texas.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect!

LAT...LON 2940 9550 2944 9552 2955 9535 2945 9530
TIME...MOT...LOC 1156Z 242DEG 36KT 2947 9541 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 21, 7:26 PM CDTTornado WarningHGXBurleson34 min
Mar 21, 7:39 PM CDTTornado WarningHGXBurleson, Washington36 min
Mar 21, 8:09 PM CDTTornado WarningHGXBrazos, Burleson, Grimes51 min
Mar 21, 8:54 PM CDTTornado WarningHGXBrazos, Grimes, Madison, Walker51 min
Mar 21, 9:40 PM CDTTornado WarningHGXGrimes, Houston, Madison50 min
Mar 21, 10:18 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedHGXHouston42 min
Mar 21, 10:51 PM CDTTornado WarningHGXHouston24 min
Mar 22, 1:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXAustin, Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Houston, Madison and 3 more92 min
Mar 22, 1:27 AM CDTTornado WarningHGXGrimes, Montgomery, Walker33 min
Mar 22, 3:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXWalker25 min
Mar 22, 4:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXColorado25 min
Mar 22, 5:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXAustin, Colorado, Fort Bend, Jackson, Waller, Washington and 1 more26 min
Mar 22, 5:20 AM CDTTornado WarningHGXAustin, Colorado, Wharton12 min
Mar 22, 5:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXAustin, Brazos, Colorado, Fort Bend, Grimes, Harris and 3 more32 min
Mar 22, 5:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXJackson, Matagorda, Wharton24 min
Mar 22, 5:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXAustin, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris, Montgomery, Waller and 1 more63 min
Mar 22, 6:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXBrazoria, Fort Bend, Matagorda, Wharton46 min
Mar 22, 6:45 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXAustin, Brazoria, Colorado, Fort Bend, Grimes, Harris and 7 more2 hr
Mar 22, 6:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXChambers, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery23 min
Mar 22, 7:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXChambers, Liberty29 min
Mar 22, 7:25 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX2 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.