1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Houston/Galveston, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 1, 1:56 PM CST, 5 hours 14 minutes earlier.
SOUTHEAST TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 256 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2001 WW ISSUED FOR AREAS JUST WEST OF OUR CWA FOR STORMS MOVING TOWARD SOUTH CENTRAL TX. DO NOT EXPECT THESE STORMS TO AFFECT SE TX THIS EVENING...SO WILL NOT MENTION POPS IN ZONES. WINDS ACROSS THE CWA STILL LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BUT SHOULD BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING. BY TONIGHT SFC TO 850MB FLOW WILL BE FROM THE SE. RETURN FLOW LOOKS OKAY FOR THE SEA BREEZE TO SET UP TOMORROW...AND THE CAP IS WEAK ENOUGH FOR SOME CONVECTION TO BE POSSIBLE. AFTER THAT...WILL HOLD OFF ON ANY PRECIP UNTIL NEXT WEEK. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY STILL LOOK LIKE THE BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIP... WITH INCREASED PWS AND THE FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE CWA. MODEL SOUNDINGS INDICATE POTENTIAL FOR FOG DEVELOPMENT TONIGHT. WILL MENTION PATCHY FOG ALL ZONES EXCEPT ALONG THE COAST. 48/45/WT .HGX...NONE. PRELIMS... CLL BB 072/093 072/093 073 -22 IAH BB 073/091 074/091 074 -22 GLS BB 077/086 078/086 079 -22
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
News media reported street signs and trees down between the Medical Center and downtown Houston.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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