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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

May 2, 2025Harris County, Liberty County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 2, 2025, 1:20 PM CDT for Harris County, Liberty County, Texas. It was in force for 40 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: May 2, 2025, 1:20 PM CDT (18:20 UTC)
Expired: May 2, 2025, 2:00 PM CDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Harris County, TX, Liberty County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:23 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
May 2, 12:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr

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 May 2, 12:35 PM CDT, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 2, 12:35 PM CDT, 45 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 2, 11:14 AM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
Issued by National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1114 AM CDT Fri May 2 2025

TXZ178-179-199-200-021700-
San Jacinto TX-Northern Liberty TX-Polk TX-Montgomery TX-
1114 AM CDT Fri May 2 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN MONTGOMERY...
SOUTHEASTERN SAN JACINTO...NORTHWESTERN LIBERTY AND SOUTHEASTERN POLK
COUNTIES THROUGH NOON CDT...

At 1114 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles north of Hardin, or 10 miles southwest of Thicket, moving
northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Cleveland, Livingston, Shepherd, Hardin, Plum Grove, Kenefick,
Goodrich, North Cleveland, Dayton Lakes, Tarkington Prairie, Segno,
Moss Hill, Romayor, and Rye.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3049 9454 3049 9473 3023 9464 3017 9472
      3008 9496 3032 9516 3071 9492 3055 9455
TIME...MOT...LOC 1614Z 211DEG 30KT 3029 9477

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

Special weather statement, May 2, 12:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
Issued by National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1204 PM CDT Fri May 2 2025

TXZ178-179-200-021730-
San Jacinto TX-Northern Liberty TX-Polk TX-
1204 PM CDT Fri May 2 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN SAN JACINTO...
NORTHWESTERN LIBERTY AND POLK COUNTIES THROUGH 1230 PM CDT...

At 1204 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Goodrich, or 10 miles south of Livingston, moving northeast at 55
mph.

HAZARD...Half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Cleveland, Livingston, Shepherd, Coldspring, Goodrich, North
Cleveland, Seven Oaks, Lake Livingston State Park, Alabama-Coushatta
Reservation, West Livingston, Leggett, Moscow, Tarkington Prairie,
Segno, Romayor, and Rye.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3049 9464 3049 9473 3041 9471 3026 9483
      3041 9526 3099 9493 3088 9463 3059 9456
TIME...MOT...LOC 1704Z 205DEG 48KT 3056 9496

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

Special weather statement, May 2, 12:38 PM CDT, 42 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 2, 1:09 PM CDT, 11 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 1, 7:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Brazos, Grimes, Madison, Walker	27 min
May 1, 7:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Grimes, Madison, Montgomery, Walker	30 min
May 1, 7:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Montgomery, San Jacinto, Walker	33 min
May 1, 8:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Montgomery, San Jacinto	31 min
May 1, 8:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Burleson	26 min
May 1, 8:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Montgomery, San Jacinto	33 min
May 1, 9:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Burleson	32 min
May 1, 9:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	San Jacinto	31 min
May 1, 9:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Brazos, Burleson, Washington	30 min
May 1, 10:43 PM CDT	Rip Current Statement	HGX	Brazoria, Galveston, Matagorda	22 hr
May 2, 11:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Liberty	46 min
May 2, 12:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Polk, San Jacinto	26 min
May 2, 12:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Harris, Liberty, Montgomery	23 min
May 2, 12:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Harris, Liberty, Montgomery	30 min
May 2, 12:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Waller	37 min
May 2, 1:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Waller	25 min
May 2, 1:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	HGX	Harris, Liberty	23 min
May 2, 1:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Austin, Waller	23 min
May 2, 1:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Harris, Liberty	47 min
May 2, 2:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Harris, Liberty, Montgomery	25 min
May 2, 2:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Harris, Liberty, Montgomery	33 min
May 2, 2:44 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Liberty	2 hr
May 2, 2:46 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Austin, Fort Bend, Waller	119 min
May 2, 2:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Colorado	26 min
May 2, 2:52 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Harris, Liberty, Montgomery	113 min
May 2, 2:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Austin, Colorado	34 min
May 2, 3:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Walker	23 min
May 2, 3:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Harris, Liberty	32 min
May 2, 3:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Trinity, Walker	66 min
May 2, 3:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Colorado	3 hr
May 2, 3:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Austin, Colorado	44 min
May 2, 3:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Liberty	51 min
May 2, 4:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Brazos, Houston, Madison	36 min
May 2, 4:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Colorado	60 min
May 2, 4:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Burleson	29 min
May 2, 4:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Brazos, Grimes, Houston, Madison, Walker	48 min
May 2, 4:56 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Houston, Madison, Walker and 1 more	2 hr
May 2, 5:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Austin, Colorado	45 min
May 2, 5:23 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Grimes, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Walker	4 hr
May 2, 5:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Austin, Colorado	18 min
May 2, 5:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Montgomery	25 min
May 2, 6:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Colorado	53 min
May 2, 6:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Liberty	27 min
May 2, 6:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Harris	36 min

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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.