Clusters of thunderstorms passed across the region that produced frequent lightning. Lightning strikes were reported to have caused a couple of home fires in both Richmond and west Houston.
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Clusters of thunderstorms passed across the region that produced frequent lightning. Lightning strikes were reported to have caused a couple of home fires in both Richmond and west Houston.
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 Aug 11, 5:20 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
620 PM CDT Thu Aug 11 2016
.AVIATION...
VFR expected with the exception of possibly a 1 to 3 hour period
of MVFR ceilings between 11Z and 14Z at sites away from the big
metro airports. The models were showing less of a chance of
showers and thunderstorms on Friday. However, do not see much
difference from what was occurring this afternoon except for
slightly higher moisture levels. Isolated activity should at least
develop along the seabreeze.
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&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
College Station (CLL) 79 101 79 97 76 / 10 10 10 30 50
Houston (IAH) 81 99 79 95 78 / 10 10 20 50 50
Galveston (GLS) 84 91 83 90 81 / 10 10 20 40 50
&&
.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...Heat Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: Austin...Brazos...Burleson...Chambers...Colorado...
Grimes...Houston...Liberty...Madison...Montgomery...Polk...
San Jacinto...Trinity...Walker...Waller...Washington.
Excessive Heat Warning until 7 PM CDT this evening FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: Brazoria...Fort Bend...Galveston...
Harris...Jackson...Matagorda...Wharton.
GM...NONE.
&&
Discussion...43
Aviation/Marine...40HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 453 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016 TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-121000- 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- 453 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND THIS EVENING A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM WHERE MAXIMUM HEAT INDICES WILL REACH THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON OVER MORE EASTERN COUNTIES OR THOSE COUNTIES SURROUNDING THE GALVESTON BAY AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON MAXIMUM HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES THROUGH SATURDAY. HIGHER CHANCES FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST THROUGH THE PERIOD. HIGHEST STORM CHANCES WILL OCCUR FROM LATE SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WIDESPREAD SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... LOW SPOTTER AWARENESS.
The Houston radar (KHGX), 61 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:29 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a home that caused a fire that extensively damaged a residential home.
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