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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 37, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 1, 2026, 3:17 PM CDT for Brazoria County, Matagorda County, Texas. It was in force for 28 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 1, 2026, 3:17 PM CDT (20:17 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2026, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Brazoria County, TX, Matagorda County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 8:03 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | HGX | 23 hr | |
| Apr 30, 11:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Harris | 44 min |
| Apr 30, 11:33 PM CDT | Gale Warning | HGX | 33 hr | |
| May 1, 12:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris | 28 min |
| May 1, 12:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Galveston, Harris | 30 min |
| May 1, 12:35 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 40 min | |
| May 1, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Chambers, Galveston | 16 min |
| May 1, 2:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Colorado, Wharton | 50 min |
| May 1, 3:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Austin, Fort Bend, Waller | 31 min |
| May 1, 3:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Harris | 35 min |
| May 1, 4:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Liberty | 32 min |
| May 1, 4:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Fort Bend, Harris, Montgomery, Waller | 3 hr |
| May 1, 7:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Jackson | 49 min |
| May 1, 9:37 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 38 min | |
| May 1, 11:39 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 51 min | |
| May 1, 12:01 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 29 min | |
| May 1, 12:21 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 39 min | |
| May 1, 12:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Galveston | 20 min |
| May 1, 1:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Jackson | 51 min |
| May 1, 1:55 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 95 min | |
| May 1, 1:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Jackson, Matagorda, Wharton | 47 min |
| May 1, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Jackson, Matagorda, Wharton | 30 min |
| May 1, 3:03 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 27 min | |
| May 1, 3:27 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 93 min | |
| May 1, 3:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty and 1 more | 3 hr |
| May 1, 3:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Brazoria | 57 min |
| May 1, 5:48 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 57 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.