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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
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.
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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 22, 12:59 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 7:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Burleson | 34 min |
| Mar 21, 7:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Burleson, Washington | 36 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, 6:52 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.