Late afternoon severe thunderstorms developed and produced some wind damage.
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Late afternoon severe thunderstorms developed and produced some wind damage.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 14, 2:45 PM CST, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 345 PM CDT THU JUL 14 2011 .MARINE... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF WILL CONTINUE THE PATTERN OF LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING SOUTH WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SEABREEZE FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS AND BAYS THROUGH SUNDAY. SEAS OF 2 TO 3 FEET SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE THE NORM. RAIN CHANCES INCREASING AS RIDGE RETREATING NORTHWARD ALLOWS RICHER MOISTURE TO OVERSPREAD THE UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. EXPECTING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING THEN SHIFTING INLAND. AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 45 && .AVIATION... LINE OF SHRA/TSRA CONSOLIDATING SOMEWHAT FROM NEAR BPT TO LFK AND MOVING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST. STRONGER STORMS POSSIBLE INLAND OR NEAR COLLISION WITH SEABREEZE. WILL CONTINUE THE MENTION OF VCTS FOR IAH NORTHWARD THROUGH MID EVENING AND MAY NEED TO ADD IT BACK TO HOU IF OUTFLOW GETS STRONG ENOUGH TO REACH DOWN INTO THE MORE STABLE POST SEABREEZE AIR. MORE CONFIDENT OF EARLY MORNING SHRA AND MID MORNING TSRA FOR THE AREA TOMORROW WITH MODELS SHOWING A BIG SURGE OF MOISTURE NEAR 2.5". 45 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 323 PM CDT THU JUL 14 2011/ DISCUSSION... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER COASTAL COUNTIES STARTING TO EXPAND NORTH TO ADJACENT ZONES EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF UPPER RIDGE (OVER SE TEXAS) FRIDAY RESULTING IN PWATS INCREASING TO OVER 2 INCHES JUST ABOUT AREAWIDE. SOUTHERN PORITIONS OF CWFA WILL BE UNDER RR QUAD OF WEST MOVING JET MAX. CHANCE POPS INDICATED MOST SECTIONS TOMORROW (AROUND 40 PERCENT) AND THIS MAY HAVE TO BE TWEAKED HIGHER BY FCST SHIFT TONIGHT. MODEL SOUNDINGS CONTINUE TO INDICATE HIGH PWATS EVEN ON SATURDAY BUT UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT WILL BE WEAKER BY THEN. WE ADJUSTED TEMPERATURES LOWER FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS WITH ANTICIPATED INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND DEEPER MOIST LAYER. MODELS INDICATE SLIGHTLY DRIER ON SUNDAY. UPPER LEVEL HIGH WILL HAVE A STRONGER RIDGE ACROSS OUR REGION LATER IN THE WEEKEND AND SHOULD WEAKEN PROBABLY RESULTING MORE IN AN EASTERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER OUR AREA BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. WEAK VORT MAX MOVING ACROSS REGION LATE MONDAY AND INTO TUESDAY AS PER GFS RESULTING IN PWATS INCREASING TO SLIGHTLY OVER 2 INCHES. UPPER HIGH CENTERED OVER TEXAS WILL SHIFT NORTH/NORTHEAST THE NEXT FEW DAYS MOVING TO KANSAS BY LATE WEEKEND AND THEN MOVE SLIGHTLY EAST TO EASTERN MISSOURI/WESTERN KENTUCKY LATER NEXT WEEK. 37 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... COLLEGE STATION (CLL) 78 99 77 100 78 / 20 30 20 20 20 HOUSTON (IAH) 78 95 77 96 79 / 20 40 20 40 20 GALVESTON (GLS) 84 90 84 90 84 / 20 50 20 30 20 && .HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. GM...NONE. && DISCUSSION...37
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 641 AM CDT THU JUL 14 2011 TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-151145- AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND- GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA- MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON- WHARTON- 641 AM CDT THU JUL 14 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HOT AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES NEARING OR EXCEEDING 100 F... WHEN IN TANDEM WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER MID TO LATE DAY HUMIDITIES...WILL HAVE HEAT INDICES EXCEEDING 106 F. IF YOU HAVE TO BE OUT IN THE HEAT...PLEASE TAKE THE PROPER ACTION TO ENSURE LIMITED OUTSIDE EXPOSURE AND PROPER HYDRATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT ANY ISOLATED STORM THAT FLARES UP IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PUT OUT STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH IN GUST AND SMALL HAIL. VERY HOT CONDITIONS WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES EXCEEDING 100 F...COUPLED WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES...WILL HAVE AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES EXCEEDING THE 106 F MARK. PROBABILITIES ARE HIGHER THAT HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 108 F WILL BE MEET MULTIPLE DAYS. IF THIS SITUATION DOES OCCUR...THEN SUBSEQUENT HEAT ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED. PERSONS WHO MUST BE OUTDOORS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...SHOULD TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS. THESE PRECAUTIONS INCLUDE TAKING FREQUENT BREAKS WITHIN AIR CONDITIONING QUARTERS AND DRINKING PLENTY OF WATER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
513 PM CDT THU JUL 14 2011
TXZ200-142300-
LIBERTY-
513 PM CDT THU JUL 14 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
AT 509 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM EXTREME WEST CENTRAL
HARDIN COUNTY TO SOUTH CENTRAL HARDIN COUNTY...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10
MPH.
WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...
AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...MOSS HILL...HARDIN...
DEVERS...AND DAYTON LAKES.
GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS TO
BLOW AROUND. AVOID TALL OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT CAN ATTRACT LIGHTNING.
IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS AND HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE OR
NON-CONVERTIBLE AUTOMOBILE UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.
LAT...LON 2992 9456 3024 9499 3042 9471 3012 9460
3012 9446 3011 9445 3007 9445
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 045DEG 10KT 3032 9467 3019 9450The Houston radar (KHGX), 112 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:24 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A severe thunderstorm downed some trees in the Rye area near the intersection of Highways 146 and 787.
A severe thunderstorm produced strong winds that downed some trees near Hardin Elementary School.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, July 2011
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: 336308, 336310.