2 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 Aug 15, 9:10 AM CST, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 1010 AM CDT MON AUG 15 2005 .DISCUSSION... MOST SHWR/TSTM ACTIVITY HAS BEEN EAST OF THE CWA THIS MORNING WHERE EXTREMELY DEEP MOISTURE IS PRESENT (>2 INCH PW). OVER MOST OF THE CWA...SLIGHTLY LESS LAYER MOISTURE IS AVAILABLE...BUT STILL IN THE 1.7 TO 2.0 INCH RANGE. CONVECTIVE TEMPS ARE GENERALLY IN THE UPPER 80S. STILL HAVE IMPRESSIVE INSTABILITY WITH HEATING INTO THE LOWER 90S. SO...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND AN A PULSE SVR TSTM OR TWO IS DEFINITELY POSSIBLE THIS AFT AND EARLY THIS EVE. WITH THE NE FLOW ALOFT...WE ARE ALREADY SEEING THICK CIRRUS CLOUD COVER MOVING IN FROM THE NE DUE TO THE STORMS OFF TO THE E/NE. LOW CLOUDS ARE PRESENT OVER THE WESTERN ZONES. COMPLICATED PART OF THE FORECAST IS PICKING OUT PREFERRED AREAS OF TSTM DEVELOPMENT FOR THE AFT/EVE HOURS GIVEN THE CHAOTIC CLOUD COVER FIELD AND SOME DIFFERENTIAL HEATING EXPECTED. FOR NOW...WILL LEAVE POPS AT 50 PERCENT AREAWIDE. UPPER LEVEL FLOW IS NOT AS DIVERGENT AS YESTERDAY OVER THE CWA...SO WILL LIKELY NOT SEE QUITE AS MUCH COVERAGE AS WHAT HAPPENED YEST AFT/EVE. NO MORNING UPDATE TO THE ZONES IS PLANNED...MAY TWEAK CLOUD COVER AND MAKE A DEGREE OR TWO ADJUSTMENT TO THE HIGH TEMPS IN THE GRIDS. 33 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... COLLEGE STATION (CLL) 92 76 95 75 95 / 50 30 30 20 30 HOUSTON (IAH) 91 76 94 75 94 / 50 30 30 20 30 GALVESTON (GLS) 91 83 92 83 92 / 40 20 30 20 30 && .HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 1040 AM CDT MON AUG 15 2005 GMZ330-335-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-161200- AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-GALVESTON- GALVESTON BAY-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA- MATAGORDA BAY-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER- WASHINGTON-WHARTON- 1040 AM CDT MON AUG 15 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS. ...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MID-DAY ACROSS THE AREA AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE ATMOSPHERE OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS IS VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE. IN AREAS WHERE THE ATMOSPHERE IS ABLE TO HEAT INTO THE LOWER 90S... ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY OCCUR. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH THE STORMS TODAY. ALTHOUGH STORMS WILL MOVE NORTHWARD AT AROUND 20 MPH... SOME TRAINING IS POSSIBLE...WHICH COULD LEAD TO A FEW SPOTS RECEIVING 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
The Houston radar (KHGX), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:28 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Winds blew down several trees and damaged a few lawn decorations in residential subdivision.
Roof damage to local businesses.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, August 2005
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5469496, 5469541.