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 Oct 25, 10:17 AM CST, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.
SOUTHEAST TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 1117 AM CDT SAT OCT 25 2003 EXTENT OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS HAS BEEN GREATER THAN EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING. LOOKS LIKE ENOUGH BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS IN COMBINATION WITH STRENGTHENING DIVERGENCE ALOFT AND LOW CONVECTIVE TEMPERATURES HAVE ASSISTED IN STORM DEVELOPMENT. HAVE UPDATED THE ZONES AND RAISED ALL FIRST PERIOD POPS TO 70%. 42/47/DH .HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR CHAMBERS AND LIBERTY COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM. SCEC 20-60 NM WATERS. .UPDATED PRELIMS... CLL TB 081/052 065/041 070 77- IAH TE 083/055 063/042 070 7+1 GLS TC 082/063 064/053 069 7+3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- .PREVIOUS DISCUSSION (947 AM CDT) SHORTWAVE ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST IS MOVING OFF TO THE NORTHEAST TOWARD LOUISIANA. STRONGEST STORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WAVE HAVE BEEN OFFSHORE. WFO OFFICE HERE IN LEAGUE CITY GOT OVER 1.50 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST HOUR AS THE STORMS MOVED THROUGH. GREATEST RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINFALL APPEARS TO BE MOVING OFF TO THE NORTHEAST AS THE SHORTWAVE MOVES ON OUT. THIS COULD MEAN THE AREA WILL HAVE SLIGHTLY LOWER RAIN CHANCES THIS AFTERNOON. THEN THINGS SHOULD GET GOING AGAIN EITHER LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT BEGINS TO MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS. THE COMBINATION OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY...AN APPROACHING JET STREAK AND DIVERGENCE ALOFT CONTINUE TO POINT TOWARD THE THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. FOR THE MORNING UPDATE...WILL LOWER ALL FIRST PERIOD POPS TO 50% BUT LEAVE THE SEVERE THREAT IN THE ZONES IN CASE STORMS DO DEVELOP EARLIER THAN ANTICIPATED. SPC IS PLACING CHAMBERS AND LIBERTY COUNTIES AND AREAS EAST OF THERE INTO LOUISIANA UNDER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH THAT WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT. ANY SEVERE THREAT FOR OUR TWO COUNTIES WILL LIKELY BE OVER IN THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO.
TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-252300- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 600 AM CDT SAT OCT 25 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS. ...A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PARAMETERS ARE IN PLACE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT...FAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL WINDS AND ABOVE NORMAL MOISTURE LEVELS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE A GOOD CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER WILL BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER HAZARD WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. THERE IS SOME LOW LEVEL TURNING OF THE WINDS...SO ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO A THREAT. AT THIS TIME MOST AREAS WILL RECEIVE AROUND AN INCH OF RAIN BY SUNRISE SUNDAY. THE FRONT WILL SLOW AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST IN RESPONSE TO AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. THE FRONT WILL ACCELERATE OFF THE COAST ONCE THIS TROUGH AXIS IS COINCIDENT WITH THE SURFACE COLD FRONT. SOME ENTRAINMENT OF SHOWERS IS POSSIBLE AS THE FRONT SLOWS THIS EVENING. IF THIS EVENT UNFOLDS AS FORECAST...SOME LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IN ABOUT 6 HOURS. MARINE INTERESTS SHOULD MONITOR FORECASTS VERY CLOSELY. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. BAY WATERS WILL BE ROUGH AND SEAS WILL BECOME CHAOTIC. A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH IS EXPECTED SOMETIME BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE QUICKLY TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE ON SUNDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
The Houston radar (KHGX), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:32 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Extensive damage to local area college. Roof and water damage to campus buildings and dormitories.
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