Scattered thunderstorms formed due to daily heating over eastern Harrris County. One of these storms produced a lightning strike that caused damage.
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Scattered thunderstorms formed due to daily heating over eastern Harrris County. One of these storms produced a lightning strike that caused 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 Sep 7, 12:09 PM CST, 51 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 109 PM CDT SAT SEP 7 2013 .AVIATION... GOOD COVERAGE OF SHRA/TSRA OVER THE AREA ATTM MAINLY SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM VCT-DWH-UTS. OUTFLOW BOUNDARY ABOUND LEADING TO QUICK CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT WITH INTERSECTING BOUNDARIES. EXPECT THAT SHRA/TSRA COVERAGE SHOULD WANE AND SHIFT AWAY WESTWARD BY 21-22Z AND COULD SEE SOME REDEVELOPMENT BETWEEN LIBERTY AND BPT. DEBRIS CI SHOULD LINGER THROUGH 02Z WITH SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW BECOMING MORE ESTABLISHED THEN WEAKENING. CALM CONDITIONS AND VFR OVERNIGHT. SOME PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE AND MAY ADD THIS TO CXO/LBX IN LATER UPDATES. RICHER MOISTURE REMAINS CONFINED TO THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA SUNDAY AND EXPECT SHRA TO FORM AGAIN OVER THE GULF AND SPREAD NORTH IMPACTING GLS AFTER 10Z AND WILL CARRY VCSH/VCTS FOR IAH-GLS TERMINALS AFTER 15Z SUNDAY. 45 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1000 AM CDT SAT SEP 7 2013/ UPDATE... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO PUSH INLAND NEAR GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS. GIVEN THE COVERAGE ACROSS HARRIS COUNTY HAVE EXTENDED HIGHER POPS AND QPF FURTHER INLAND FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. OTHERWISE CURRENT FORECAST IS IN GOOD SHAPE. 38 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... COLLEGE STATION (CLL) 98 74 97 74 96 / 20 10 20 10 20 HOUSTON (IAH) 94 75 95 75 94 / 40 10 30 10 20 GALVESTON (GLS) 89 79 89 80 90 / 40 20 30 20 20 && .HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. GM...NONE. && DISCUSSION...38 AVIATION/MARINE...45
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 418 AM CDT SAT SEP 7 2013 TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-080930- 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- 418 AM CDT SAT SEP 7 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
The Houston radar (KHGX), 58 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:01 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a gas tanker truck causing it to fall over in the road, spilling gas. A Shelter in Place order was issued.
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