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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

May 2, 2025Austin County, Colorado County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 2, 2025, 3:31 PM CDT for Austin County, Colorado County, Texas. It was in force for 44 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, 3:31 PM CDT (20:31 UTC)
Expired: May 2, 2025, 4:15 PM CDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Austin County, TX, Colorado County, TX

The radar

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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, 2 hours 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 2, 12:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 2, 2:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 2, 2:49 PM CDT, 42 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 2, 3:07 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 2, 3:17 PM CDT, 14 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 2, 3:21 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 2, 3:24 PM CDT, 7 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, 1:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Harris, Liberty	40 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, 3:54 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.