Weather alerts in Houston County, Texas, 2023

154 weather alerts in 2023, 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 2023. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 154
Warnings: 56
Watches: 22
Advisories: 23
Busiest month: April36 alerts
Busiest day: June 10, 202310 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

0 of 2 tornado warnings covering Houston County in 2023 had a tornado report inside them.

Houston County, 2023

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	2	0	100%	0
Severe thunderstorm warnings	18	9	50%	7	86%	20 min
Flash flood warnings	0			0

Each office's whole area, 2023

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX: tornado warnings	16	4	75%	4	100%	12 min
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX: severe thunderstorm warnings	189	81	57%	197	85%	18 min
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX: flash flood warnings	17	9	47%	15	80%	34 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 2, 11:34 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jan 2, 4:45 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
Jan 3, 2:39 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	51 min
Jan 10, 2:19 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	HGX	9 hr
Jan 16, 11:12 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	HGX	13 hr
Jan 18, 7:28 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jan 18, 9:02 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr
Jan 23, 3:48 PM CST	Wind Advisory	HGX	26 hr
Jan 24, 10:22 PM CST	River Flood Warning	SHV	11 hr
Jan 30, 3:42 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	HGX	3 days
Feb 2, 10:22 AM CST	River Flood Warning	SHV	9 days
Feb 2, 10:59 AM CST	River Flood Warning	SHV	24 hr
Feb 3, 11:03 AM CST	River Flood Warning	SHV	33 hr
Feb 4, 10:17 AM CST	River Flood Warning	SHV	18 days
Mar 2, 7:45 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
Mar 2, 9:25 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	50 min
Mar 2, 10:04 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	41 min
Mar 11, 9:01 AM CST	River Flood Warning	SHV	9 days
Mar 16, 2:18 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
Mar 16, 5:38 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	97 min
Mar 16, 6:17 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Mar 16, 8:34 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	5 days
Mar 16, 10:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	38 min
Mar 19, 3:30 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	HGX	18 hr
Mar 20, 8:14 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	24 hr
Mar 24, 1:33 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr
Mar 31, 1:36 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Mar 31, 4:53 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Mar 31, 5:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	31 min
Mar 31, 6:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	47 min
Mar 31, 7:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	44 min
Apr 1, 5:41 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	HGX	3 hr
Apr 2, 12:18 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Apr 2, 5:56 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Apr 2, 6:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	HGX	30 min
Apr 2, 7:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	HGX	31 min
Apr 2, 7:52 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	53 min
Apr 5, 5:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	35 min
Apr 5, 5:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	28 min
Apr 5, 7:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	38 min
Apr 5, 8:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	29 min
Apr 6, 11:19 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	7 days
Apr 6, 11:37 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	33 hr
Apr 6, 11:39 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	3 days
Apr 9, 9:13 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	15 hr
Apr 15, 3:57 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 15, 5:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr
Apr 20, 12:08 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 20, 1:38 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	67 min
Apr 20, 1:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr
Apr 20, 3:54 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 20, 8:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	52 min
Apr 26, 5:01 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Apr 26, 6:16 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	4 days
Apr 26, 6:17 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	21 days
Apr 26, 6:18 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	12 days
Apr 26, 7:03 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr
Apr 26, 8:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	27 min
Apr 26, 8:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	47 min
Apr 26, 9:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	46 min
Apr 26, 9:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	28 min
Apr 26, 10:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	46 min
Apr 26, 10:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	HGX	32 min
Apr 26, 10:49 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	3 hr
Apr 28, 6:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Apr 28, 6:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	41 min
May 4, 11:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	93 min
May 5, 10:21 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	3 days
May 6, 12:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	56 min
May 10, 1:52 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	13 days
May 14, 12:30 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
May 15, 2:03 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	117 min
May 15, 3:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	4 hr
May 17, 1:56 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	45 hr
May 30, 5:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	62 min
Jun 3, 1:11 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 8, 3:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	32 min
Jun 10, 2:08 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jun 10, 2:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 10, 3:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	33 min
Jun 10, 4:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	30 min
Jun 10, 5:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	29 min
Jun 10, 5:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	13 min
Jun 10, 5:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	33 min
Jun 10, 5:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	40 min
Jun 10, 5:55 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Jun 10, 6:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	31 min
Jun 10, 7:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	44 min
Jun 10, 7:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	52 min
Jun 13, 3:18 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	HGX	28 hr
Jun 14, 3:27 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	HGX	7 days
Jun 14, 6:27 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	93 min
Jun 14, 6:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	3 hr
Jun 15, 2:25 PM CDT	Excessive Heat Watch	HGX	13 hr
Jun 16, 3:07 AM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	HGX	6 days
Jun 20, 9:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	35 min
Jun 20, 3:44 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	HGX	28 hr
Jun 21, 5:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jun 21, 6:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	31 min
Jun 21, 6:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	39 min
Jun 21, 11:55 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	HGX	10 days
Jun 23, 3:43 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 23, 6:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	23 min
Jul 9, 3:39 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	HGX	15 days
Jul 13, 3:53 AM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	HGX	16 hr
Jul 13, 8:25 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	HGX	10 days
Jul 29, 2:47 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	HGX	18 days
Jul 31, 3:17 AM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	HGX	66 hr
Jul 31, 3:17 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	HGX	11 hr
Aug 4, 2:37 PM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	HGX	10 days
Aug 10, 2:01 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	HGX	20 hr
Aug 15, 3:55 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	HGX	17 hr
Aug 15, 3:04 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	HGX	30 hr
Aug 16, 3:31 AM CDT	Excessive Heat Watch	HGX	12 hr
Aug 16, 3:34 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	HGX	29 hr
Aug 16, 3:44 PM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	HGX	29 hr
Aug 17, 3:11 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	HGX	42 hr
Aug 17, 3:12 AM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	HGX	5 days
Aug 18, 3:32 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	HGX	42 hr
Aug 20, 2:18 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	HGX	31 hr
Aug 21, 3:55 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	HGX	30 hr
Aug 21, 6:46 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	HGX	27 hr
Aug 22, 3:43 PM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	HGX	27 hr
Aug 22, 3:43 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	HGX	42 hr
Aug 23, 3:29 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	HGX	19 hr
Aug 23, 3:00 PM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	HGX	54 hr
Aug 23, 3:00 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	HGX	4 days
Aug 25, 11:04 PM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	HGX	47 hr
Aug 27, 3:45 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 27, 4:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	25 min
Aug 27, 5:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	33 min
Aug 29, 2:15 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	HGX	30 hr
Sep 5, 3:15 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	HGX	30 hr
Sep 6, 3:28 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	HGX	54 hr
Sep 7, 8:16 PM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	HGX	25 hr
Sep 9, 2:28 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Sep 9, 2:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	32 min
Sep 9, 2:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	33 min
Sep 9, 3:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	49 min
Sep 15, 11:59 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	HGX	9 hr
Sep 24, 7:09 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Sep 24, 9:53 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	97 min
Sep 24, 11:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	23 min
Sep 25, 3:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	54 min
Oct 5, 1:04 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	56 min
Oct 5, 1:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	60 min
Oct 5, 2:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	56 min
Oct 30, 2:49 PM CDT	Freeze Watch	HGX	12 hr
Oct 31, 2:52 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	HGX	30 hr
Nov 1, 2:31 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	HGX	30 hr
Nov 20, 11:56 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Nov 20, 12:45 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
Nov 30, 3:52 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	83 min
Dec 23, 8:39 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	HGX	81 min

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

Product	Alerts
Severe storms
Severe Thunderstorm Warning	18
Tornado Warning	2
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	7
Tornado Watch	7
Mesoscale Discussion	26
Special Weather Statement	27
Flooding
River Flood Warning	18
Areal Flood Advisory	3
Winter
Winter Weather Advisory	1
Heat
Excessive Heat Warning	10
Excessive Heat Watch	2
Heat Advisory	13
Cold
Freeze Warning	3
Freeze Watch	1
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	1
Fire
Red Flag Warning	5
Fire Weather Watch	5
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	5

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2022 2024

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.