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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

March 8, 20256 counties in Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 8, 2025, 4:42 PM CST for 6 counties in Texas. It was in force for 48 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: Mar 8, 2025, 4:42 PM CST (22:42 UTC)
Expired: Mar 8, 2025, 5:30 PM CST
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Houston County, TX, Madison County, TX, Polk County, TX, San Jacinto County, TX, Trinity County, TX, Walker County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 162 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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 Mar 8, 12:14 PM CST, 4 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 8, 12:14 PM CST, 4 hours 28 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 8, 3:39 PM CST, 1 hour 3 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
339 PM CST Sat Mar 8 2025

TXZ163-176-177-198-082215-
Madison TX-Walker TX-Grimes TX-Houston TX-
339 PM CST Sat Mar 8 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL GRIMES...
SOUTHWESTERN HOUSTON...CENTRAL MADISON AND WEST CENTRAL WALKER
COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM CST...

At 339 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Madisonville, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Madisonville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3111 9574 3081 9558 3080 9606 3092 9607
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 245DEG 18KT 3087 9593

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

JM

Special weather statement, Mar 8, 3:57 PM CST, 45 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
357 PM CST Sat Mar 8 2025

TXZ163-164-176-177-198-082230-
Madison TX-Walker TX-Grimes TX-Houston TX-Trinity TX-
357 PM CST Sat Mar 8 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN TRINITY...
NORTHEASTERN GRIMES...SOUTH CENTRAL HOUSTON...SOUTHEASTERN MADISON
AND NORTHERN WALKER COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM CST...

At 357 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles southeast of Madisonville, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Riverside.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3082 9589 3093 9590 3106 9544 3079 9539
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 261DEG 29KT 3090 9576

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

03

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 8, 2:24 AM CST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	HGX		13 hr
Mar 8, 3:59 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	HGX	Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Colorado and 17 more	6 hr
Mar 8, 9:25 AM CST	Gale Watch	HGX		17 hr
Mar 8, 9:25 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	HGX		40 hr
Mar 8, 3:39 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Madison	36 min
Mar 8, 3:51 PM CST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	HGX		2 hr
Mar 8, 3:51 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	HGX		33 hr
Mar 8, 3:57 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Walker	33 min
Mar 8, 4:03 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Houston, Madison, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker	42 min
Mar 8, 5:11 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Polk, San Jacinto, Walker	19 min
Mar 8, 5:21 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Montgomery	24 min
Mar 8, 5:27 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity	48 min
Mar 8, 5:30 PM CST	Wind Advisory	HGX	Brazoria, Galveston, Jackson, Matagorda	13 hr
Mar 8, 5:45 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	HGX	Brazoria, Galveston	2 hr
Mar 8, 5:45 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Montgomery	45 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.