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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 77, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

April 27, 20234 counties in Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 27, 2023, 6:45 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 15 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 27, 2023, 6:45 AM CDT (11:45 UTC)
Expired
Apr 27, 2023, 7:00 AM CDT
In force
15 min
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Brazoria County, TX, Fort Bend County, TX, Matagorda County, TX, Wharton County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 27, 6:22 AM CDT, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 6:22 AM CDT, 23 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 27, 5:01 AM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 27, 5:05 AM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 27, 5:09 AM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 27, 5:46 AM CDT, 59 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 27, 6:09 AM CDT, 36 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 27, 6:34 AM CDT, 11 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 26, 7:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXTrinity33 min
Apr 26, 8:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXHouston27 min
Apr 26, 8:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXHouston, Trinity47 min
Apr 26, 9:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXMadison23 min
Apr 26, 9:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXHouston, Trinity46 min
Apr 26, 9:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXHouston, Madison, Trinity, Walker28 min
Apr 26, 10:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXHouston, Madison, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker46 min
Apr 26, 10:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatHGXHouston, Polk, Trinity32 min
Apr 26, 10:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXBrazos, Burleson, Grimes, Walker51 min
Apr 26, 10:49 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXHouston3 hr
Apr 26, 10:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXPolk, San Jacinto, Trinity35 min
Apr 26, 11:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXPolk29 min
Apr 26, 11:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXSan Jacinto34 min
Apr 26, 11:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXPolk31 min
Apr 26, 11:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXLiberty51 min
Apr 27, 2:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXChambers31 min
Apr 27, 3:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXAustin36 min
Apr 27, 4:06 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX84 min
Apr 27, 4:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXHarris31 min
Apr 27, 4:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXColorado, Wharton29 min
Apr 27, 4:17 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazoria, Fort Bend, Harris58 min
Apr 27, 4:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXBrazoria, Galveston, Harris21 min
Apr 27, 4:55 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX65 min
Apr 27, 5:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXChambers29 min
Apr 27, 5:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXWharton36 min
Apr 27, 5:35 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryHGX6 hr
Apr 27, 5:38 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX82 min
Apr 27, 5:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXBrazoria29 min
Apr 27, 6:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXJackson36 min
Apr 27, 6:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXWharton26 min
Apr 27, 7:38 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX67 min
Apr 27, 9:16 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX29 min
Apr 27, 12:04 PM CDTRip Current StatementHGXBrazoria, Galveston, Matagorda7 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.