Alert archive / Texas / Houston County
Weather alerts in Houston County, Texas, 2022
141 weather alerts in 2022, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Houston County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2022. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 141
- Warnings
- 47
- Watches
- 16
- Advisories
- 30
- Busiest month
- May28 alerts
- Busiest day
- March 22, 202210 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
2 of 3 tornado warnings covering Houston County in 2022 had a tornado report inside them; 5 of 5 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 29 minutes after it went out.
Houston County, 2022
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 3 | 2 | 33% | 5 | 100% | 29 min |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 23 | 5 | 78% | 4 | 75% | 6 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2022
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Houston/Galveston, TX: tornado warnings | 29 | 8 | 72% | 31 | 61% | 21 min |
| NWS Houston/Galveston, TX: severe thunderstorm warnings | 100 | 18 | 82% | 63 | 46% | 16 min |
| NWS Houston/Galveston, TX: flash flood warnings | 15 | 5 | 67% | 11 | 91% | 46 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 3:51 AM CST | Freeze Warning | HGX | 29 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:51 AM CST | Hard Freeze Watch | HGX | 24 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:42 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | HGX | 30 hr |
| Jan 2, 4:16 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | HGX | 104 min |
| Jan 8, 6:53 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jan 8, 9:17 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Jan 14, 3:34 AM CST | Wind Advisory | HGX | 41 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:45 PM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | HGX | 17 hr |
| Feb 1, 6:37 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | HGX | 14 hr |
| Feb 2, 4:39 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | HGX | 55 hr |
| Feb 2, 9:01 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | HGX | 119 min |
| Feb 2, 11:54 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | HGX | 36 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:36 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | HGX | 32 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:43 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | HGX | 32 hr |
| Feb 4, 3:29 PM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | HGX | 18 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:28 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | HGX | 18 hr |
| Mar 10, 4:59 AM CST | Wind Advisory | HGX | 52 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 14, 5:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Mar 14, 6:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | 48 min |
| Mar 14, 6:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Mar 14, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | 33 min |
| Mar 14, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | 23 min |
| Mar 14, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | 32 min |
| Mar 14, 8:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Mar 14, 9:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | 43 min |
| Mar 17, 7:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | 22 min |
| Mar 20, 3:00 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | HGX | 31 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:24 AM CDT | Flood Watch | HGX | 30 hr |
| Mar 21, 9:08 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | 5 days |
| Mar 21, 7:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Mar 21, 8:09 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 21, 9:12 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Mar 21, 9:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | 50 min |
| Mar 21, 10:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | 42 min |
| Mar 21, 10:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | 24 min |
| Mar 21, 10:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Mar 22, 12:38 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Mar 22, 12:59 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Mar 22, 1:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | 92 min |
| Mar 23, 5:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | 52 hr |
| Mar 25, 8:48 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | 46 hr |
| Mar 26, 5:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | 6 days |
| Apr 6, 3:21 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | HGX | 28 hr |
| Apr 7, 4:26 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | HGX | 11 hr |
| Apr 7, 2:59 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | HGX | 28 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:09 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | HGX | 31 hr |
| Apr 12, 6:59 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 12, 7:29 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 12, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | 39 min |
| Apr 12, 10:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | 36 min |
| Apr 12, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | 30 min |
| Apr 12, 10:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | 36 min |
| Apr 12, 10:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | 47 min |
| Apr 12, 11:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | 27 min |
| Apr 14, 9:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | SHV | 23 hr |
| Apr 17, 4:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Apr 30, 3:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 6:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | 53 min |
| Apr 30, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | 59 min |
| Apr 30, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | 61 min |
| Apr 30, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | 32 min |
| Apr 30, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | 40 min |
| Apr 30, 8:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Apr 30, 8:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | 66 min |
| Apr 30, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | 30 min |
| Apr 30, 9:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | 57 min |
| Apr 30, 9:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | 113 min |
| May 3, 5:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| May 5, 9:45 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 5, 10:13 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 5, 12:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| May 5, 3:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 5, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | 26 min |
| May 5, 3:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | 25 min |
| May 5, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | 27 min |
| May 5, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | 32 min |
| May 5, 4:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | 37 min |
| May 6, 2:07 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | HGX | 7 hr |
| May 6, 3:21 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | HGX | 28 hr |
| May 16, 1:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | 29 min |
| May 16, 1:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | 31 min |
| May 21, 8:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 21, 9:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | 43 min |
| May 24, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 25, 1:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | 46 min |
| May 25, 2:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | 46 min |
| Jun 10, 3:17 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | HGX | 53 hr |
| Jun 24, 8:26 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | HGX | 11 hr |
| Jul 7, 3:51 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | HGX | 6 days |
| Jul 8, 7:52 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | HGX | 3 days |
| Jul 10, 3:43 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | HGX | 4 days |
| Jul 13, 4:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jul 14, 10:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | 27 min |
| Jul 14, 10:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | 42 min |
| Jul 18, 2:46 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | HGX | 65 hr |
| Jul 19, 4:24 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | HGX | 18 hr |
| Jul 19, 4:36 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | HGX | 31 hr |
| Jul 19, 3:25 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | HGX | 30 hr |
| Jul 19, 3:31 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | HGX | 28 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:17 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | HGX | 17 hr |
| Jul 22, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | 32 min |
| Jul 22, 4:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | 34 min |
| Aug 3, 2:13 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | HGX | 18 hr |
| Aug 4, 2:19 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | HGX | 18 hr |
| Aug 10, 4:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | 31 min |
| Aug 22, 3:03 PM CDT | Flood Watch | HGX | 20 hr |
| Aug 22, 4:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | 23 min |
| Aug 30, 10:25 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | 50 min |
| Aug 30, 11:15 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | 3 hr |
| Oct 13, 1:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | 47 min |
| Oct 24, 6:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Oct 24, 7:24 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Oct 24, 9:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Oct 24, 11:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | 40 min |
| Oct 24, 11:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | 34 min |
| Nov 2, 12:02 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | HGX | 9 hr |
| Nov 4, 11:28 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Nov 4, 5:36 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Nov 12, 4:00 AM CST | Freeze Watch | HGX | 11 hr |
| Nov 12, 2:41 PM CST | Freeze Warning | HGX | 17 hr |
| Dec 13, 9:07 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Dec 13, 11:41 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Dec 13, 1:33 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Dec 13, 2:12 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Dec 13, 2:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | 37 min |
| Dec 13, 3:51 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Dec 13, 4:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | 25 min |
| Dec 13, 5:14 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HGX | 31 min |
| Dec 20, 2:08 PM CST | Hard Freeze Watch | HGX | 23 hr |
| Dec 20, 2:11 PM CST | Wind Chill Watch | HGX | 23 hr |
| Dec 21, 2:31 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | HGX | 5 hr |
| Dec 21, 1:25 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | HGX | 47 hr |
| Dec 21, 1:29 PM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | HGX | 71 hr |
| Dec 21, 1:29 PM CST | Wind Advisory | HGX | 47 hr |
| Dec 23, 4:13 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | HGX | 18 hr |
| Dec 23, 7:20 PM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | HGX | 40 hr |
| Dec 29, 11:51 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Dec 29, 5:14 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Dec 29, 8:50 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HGX | 25 min |
| Dec 31, 2:14 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | HGX | 7 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.