A funnel cloud was sighted.
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A funnel cloud was sighted.
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NWS Houston/Galveston, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 12, 2:40 PM CST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 340 PM CDT Wed Apr 12 2017 .DISCUSSION... Fairly active with convection across the upper coastal areas this afternoon, with slow moving scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms producing locally heavy rainfall. A small mid-level disturbance combined with a subtle sea/bay breeze to produce a narrow corridor of 1 to 3 inches of rain. Expect most of this activity to diminish by the early evening hours, but there could still be isolated showers around across w/sw portions of SE TX remaining into the eve. Expect a dry day tomorrow as a drier airmass advects in from the east with precipitable water values dropping to below an inch areawide. Another short wave mid/upper trough will move NE from west TX into the southern plains on Thu/Fri. Showers and thunderstorms associated with this feature should remain W/NW of SE TX. On Saturday expect a chance of rain across eastern areas due to an upper level disturbance lifting northward from the Gulf and combining with deeper moisture. Sunday and into early next week, expect a series of weak mid/upper disturbances to move west to east across the area and produce a slight chc/chc of rain. Hard to time any convective events for early next week. No significant chgs are expected to the temps during the forecast period. Mins will be in the 60s and highs in the lower to mid 80s. 33 && .MARINE... Persistent southeasterly winds 8-14kts with seas of 3 to 5 feet will be the pattern through Tuesday. Ridge of high pressure remains over the SE US and maintains this onshore flow. As a disturbance moves into the state Sunday/Monday expect to see a least a few knot incease to the winds. 45 && .AVIATION... Storms along the seabreeze/baybreeze will continue to threaten the IAH/HOU/SGR/LBX with showers through 22-23z. MVFR-VFR CIGS should continue to improve through 01z and expect most sites to be VFR with mainly CI but that point. Overnight though fog/low CIGS should return and persist through 13-15z Thursday. 45 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... College Station (CLL) 62 81 61 82 62 / 20 10 10 10 10 Houston (IAH) 64 81 63 82 66 / 20 10 10 10 10 Galveston (GLS) 70 77 70 79 71 / 10 10 10 10 10 && .HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. GM...NONE. && Discussion...33/45
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 443 AM CDT Wed Apr 12 2017 TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-130945- 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- 443 AM CDT Wed Apr 12 2017 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...Thursday through Tuesday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-130945- Coastal waters from Freeport to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport out 20 NM- Galveston Bay-Matagorda Bay- Waters from Freeport to the Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM-Waters from High Island to Freeport from 20 to 60 NM- 443 AM CDT Wed Apr 12 2017 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...Thursday through Tuesday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed.
The Houston radar (KHGX), 117 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:56 UTC.
1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
A funnel cloud was sighted near the intersection of FM 405 and FM 406 and Texas Highway 71.
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