Isolated large hail producing severe thunderstorms formed ahead of a developing central United States storm system.
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Isolated large hail producing severe thunderstorms formed ahead of a developing central United States storm system.
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 Apr 27, 6:52 PM CST, 42 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
752 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014
.UPDATE...
UPDATE FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD BURLESON AND
WASHINGTON COUNTIES FROM THE WEST.
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&&
.DISCUSSION...
DRY LINE/COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED AHEAD OF THE DRY LINE IN BASTROP AND
LEE COUNTIES AND WERE MOVING INTO BURLESON AND WASHINGTON
COUNTIES. LARGE HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED...BUT THE STORM MOVING
THROUGH BURLESON COUNTY WEAKENED BEFORE MOVING INTO THE COUNTY.
THE 00Z CRP SOUNDING HAD A SURFACE BASED CAPE OF ALMOST 4700...
ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A DECENT CAP IN PLACE. ISOLATED STRONG TO
SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MID EVENING AS THE STORMS THAT
DO DEVELOP MOVE OFF THE DRYLINE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A
LINE FROM BRENHAM TO HUNTSVILLE. DO EXPECT THE STORMS TO BEGIN
LOSING INTENSITY DURING THE LATE EVENING DUE TO THE LOSS OF
DAYTIME HEATING.
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&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 641 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014/
DISCUSSION...
00Z TAF DISCUSSION IN AVIATION SECTION.
AVIATION...
SFC ANALYSIS HAS DRYLINE ALONG THE I-35 CORRIDOR WITH A FEW ISO
STORMS WEST OF KAUS. CAP EAST OF THESE STORMS PROBABLY STRONG
ENOUGH THAT THE STORMS SHOULD WEAKEN BEFORE REACHING KCLL SO WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR. LEFT TAF VOID OF CONVECTION AS PROBABILITIES
SMALL AT THIS POINT.
MAIN CONCERN WILL BE LOW MVFR CIGS AHEAD OF WEAK PACIFIC FRONT.
DRIER AIR SHOULD MIX INTO THE AREA BY THE MORNING HOURS AND HELP
SCT OUT CIGS 12-15Z WITH MAINLY CLEAR SKIES AFTER THAT. WINDS
SHOULD TURN TO THE WSW/WNW DIRECTIONS AROUND 10KTS. BOUNDARY
SHOULD WORK BACK NORTH MONDAY NIGHT WITH STRONGER PACIFIC FRONT ON
TUESDAY.
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PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 310 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014/
DISCUSSION...
VISIBLE SATELLITE SHOWS DRY LINE CLEARLY ACROSS CENTRAL TEXAS
THIS AFTERNOON. THE DRY LINE IS NOW JUST AT DALLAS- FORT WORTH AND
IS EXPECTED TO PUSH EAST THROUGH THE NIGHT. GLOBAL MODELS
CONTINUE TO OVER DUE PRECIP ACROSS THE AREA AS THE CAP HAS
REMAINED STRONG. A SPECIAL 18Z SOUNDING LAUNCH FROM TEXAS A&M
SHOWS A PRETTY STOUT CAP IN PLACE AT 750 MB. CONVECTIVE
TEMPERATURE FROM THIS SOUNDING IS IN THE MID 90S WHICH IS VERY
UNLIKELY TO OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH RES HRRR AND TEXAS TECH WRF
STRUGGLE TO DEVELOP PRECIP THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING. THE HRRR
AND TEXAS TECH WRF DO TRY TO DEVELOP SOMETHING IN HOUSTON COUNTY
BUT QUICKLY MOVE IT OFF TO THE NORTHEAST. UPPER LEVEL DIFFLUENCE
ALSO APPEARS TO BE NOW MOVING OFF TO THE NORTH AND EAST WITH THE
ADVANCING UPPER LEVEL LOW. DUE TO THE MENTIONED ABOVE HAVE TRIMMED
BACK POPS AND THE MENTION OF SEVERE.
TOMORROW THE DRY LINE WILL STALL OUT ACROSS THE AREA GENERALLY
ALONG A LINE FROM WHARTON TO HARRIS TO SAN JACINTO COUNTY. BEHIND
THE DRY LINE LIGHT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES
WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO QUICKLY RISE. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S
LOOKS LIKELY. NEAR THE COAST TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN MORE
CHECKED DUE TO ONSHORE WINDS AND HIGHER DEWPOINTS. STILL EXPECT
TEMPERATURES TO REACH THE LOWER 80S. TUESDAY MORNING THE DRY LINE
WILL START TO RETREAT AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA.
WITH LIGHT WINDS AND RISING DEWPOINTS CAN'T RULE OUT SOME PATCHY
FOG TUESDAY MORNING. THE SURFACE COLD FRONT IS THEN EXPECTED TO
SLOWLY PUSH THROUGH THE AREA ON TUESDAY. THE GFS REMAINS VERY
QUICK WITH THE FRONT WHILE THE ECMWF... CANADIAN AND NAM 12 ARE
SLOWER. HAVE LEANED TOWARDS THE EURO AS FRONTS USUALLY SLOW DOWN
IN THE AFTERNOON IN COMBINATION WITH THE OCCLUDING MID- LATITUDE
CYCLONE.
FOR THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL BE
THE STORY AS SOUTHEAST TEXAS REMAINS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE UPPER
LEVEL LOW. THURSDAY A SHORT WAVE WILL BEGIN TO DIVE SOUTHWARDS
HELPING TO REINFORCE THE LONG WAVE TROUGH. THIS SHORT WAVE WILL
PUSH A WEAK WIND SHIFT THROUGH THE AREA. AS THE VORT MAX MOVES SOUTHWARDS
MODELS ARE GENERATING SOME QPF. MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED BUT CAN'T
RULE OUT THE CHANCE COMPLETELY. CURRENT FORECAST LOOKS ON TRACK
WITH THIS. 23
MARINE...
MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT UNDER
A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT. CAUTION FLAGS ARE UP FOR THE BAYS...AND
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
COME DOWN ON MONDAY AS THE GRADIENT WEAKENS. A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT
IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR THE COAST LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY TUESDAY
EVENING WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS TUESDAY NIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT...
CAUTION FLAGS ARE LIKELY AND ADVISORIES MIGHT BE NEEDED FOR STRENGTHENING
NORTH WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. 42
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
COLLEGE STATION (CLL) 65 91 62 82 51 / 30 10 10 10 10
HOUSTON (IAH) 72 91 68 86 55 / 20 20 10 10 10
GALVESTON (GLS) 73 82 72 82 62 / 20 10 10 20 10
&&
.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: GALVESTON BAY...MATAGORDA BAY.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL
20 NM TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP
CHANNEL OUT 20 NM...WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20
TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM.
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DISCUSSION...40
AVIATION/MARINE...39HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 317 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>213-226-227-282030- AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-FORT BEND-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON- LIBERTY-MADISON-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER- WASHINGTON-WHARTON- 317 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WE WILL BE MONITORING THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS GENERALLY NORTH OF A COLLEGE STATION TO HUNTSVILLE TO LIVINGSTON LINE TODAY. A WARM LAYER OF AIR ALOFT...OR CAP...WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT LIMITING FACTOR. ANY ISOLATED STRONG CELLS THAT DO MANAGE TO DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND DAMAGE AND HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY. GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ214-235>238-282030- BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-GALVESTON BAY-JACKSON-MATAGORDA- MATAGORDA BAY- WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM- 317 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS NEAR THE COAST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 7 PM THIS AFTERNOON. ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS WILL PERSIST TODAY AND SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. HIGHER SURF WILL POSE AN INCREASED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES MAY ALSO BE REQUIRED IN THE WAKE OF A PASSING COLD FRONT TUESDAY NIGHT WITH MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS IN ITS WAKE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 96 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:34 UTC.
4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A trained spotter observed quarter sized hail in Burton. The report was received through social media.
Golf ball sized hail was observed on the west side of Burton.
Quarter to ping pong sized hail caused some minor damage to the windshield of a car.
Nickel sized hail was observed in Brenham.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, April 2014
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: 504285, 504287, 504295, 504301.