There was a residential fire.
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There was a residential fire.
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 5, 11:56 AM CST, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1256 PM CDT Wed Sep 5 2018 .AVIATION... A few showers and thunderstorms are still lingering near the coast this afternoon. Overall, VFR conditions are expected across the area outside of any shra/tsra. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected along the seabreeze tomorrow. 11 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 949 AM CDT Wed Sep 5 2018/ DISCUSSION... Not a whole lot of change has been made to the forecast on the morning update. Still have best chances of today's showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly along and south of the Interstate 10 corridor where deepest moisture and best lift is located. Some brief heavy downpours will be possible, especially with the slower moving activity or where any training sets up. 42 PREV DISCUSSION /Issued 350 AM CDT Wed Sep 5 2018/... SHORT TERM [Through Tonight]... Radar imagery shows some streamer showers over the Gulf waters, coastal counties, and even into Wharton and Fort Bend counties where dewpoints are currently in the mid to upper 70s. Light northeasterly winds prevail over land through the morning hours, while onshore flow remains over the Gulf waters. Partly cloudy skies will become mostly cloudy during the afternoon hours as showers and thunderstorms start to bubble up. Overall, short term guidance looks to keep most of the coverage this afternoon in the area with best moisture, which is mainly west of I-45 and along the coast. An axis of convergence (both speed and directional) is also draped over this region which should assist in development. Convective temperatures today along the coast will be in the upper 80s, while precipitable waters across the region will be between 2.0 to 2.25 inches. North of I-10, showers and thunderstorms will be more widely scattered. The HRRR and RAP13 show a weak boundary in the wind field late in the afternoon hours which could help to produce a band of showers over our far the northern counties. Not as confident that we will see thunderstorms north of I-10 this afternoon as convective temperatures will be harder to reach (low 90s), lack of instability, and fairly stable lapse rates. With less coverage today, high temperatures will be able to warm into the upper 80s to low 90s. Hathaway LONG TERM [Thursday through the Weekend]... Thursday looks to be both the warmest and driest day this week. Still expecting a chance for showers and thunderstorms, but precipitable waters will be drier and heights will build through the day. Friday, precipitation ramps back up with overall better coverage as heights fall across the region in response to the remnants of tropical system Gordon moving northwestward through parts of Northern Louisiana, Southern Arkansas, and Oklahoma. With an upper level trough to our west and elongated ridge over the Eastern Seaboard, we will remain in an area of weakness through the beginning of next week. Therefore, periods of showers and thunderstorms will continue through the weekend, mostly developing along the mesoscale breezes during the day time hours before dissipating near sunset. Overnight, early morning showers will likely be generated over the Gulf waters. Additionally, high temperatures through the remainder of the weekend will rise into the low 90s further inland and into the upper 80s along the coast. Low temperatures through the next few days dip into the low to upper 70s. Overall, the forecast in the extended time frame does not look to vary much day to day. Hathaway MARINE... Scattered showers and thunderstorms have formed along the coast from High Island and then between Galveston and Freeport. This activity is expected to slowly push inland through the morning hours with surface convergence along the coast. The storms may cause gusty winds to near gale force along with briefly higher seas. Otherwise moderate southeast winds can be expected today into Thursday. Winds turn to the southeast and south for the end of the week and drop below 10 knots. Moderate seas will slowly decrease through the end of the week. Higher period swells have been moving through the offshore waters with 8 second periods at the 42019 buoy. This swells may impact the middle and lower coasts more than the Upper Texas Coast. Tropical Storm Gordon has moved inland through AL/MS and should track NW towards Arkansas. Overpeck && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... College Station (CLL) 75 93 75 92 74 / 20 30 40 60 40 Houston (IAH) 75 90 76 89 75 / 20 30 30 60 30 Galveston (GLS) 80 87 81 87 81 / 30 50 50 70 40 && .HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. GM...NONE. && Discussion...42 Aviation/Marine...11
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 400 AM CDT Wed Sep 5 2018 TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-300-313- 335>338-436>438-060900- Austin-Brazoria Islands-Brazos-Burleson-Chambers-Coastal Brazoria- Coastal Galveston-Coastal Harris-Coastal Jackson- Coastal Matagorda-Colorado-Fort Bend- Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula-Grimes-Houston- Inland Brazoria-Inland Galveston-Inland Harris-Inland Jackson- Inland Matagorda-Madison-Matagorda Islands-Montgomery- Northern Liberty-Polk-San Jacinto-Southern Liberty-Trinity-Walker- Waller-Washington-Wharton- 400 AM CDT Wed Sep 5 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Southeast Texas.. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible this afternoon. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Periods of showers and thunderstorms are expected through much of the forecast period. Another potent and slow moving upper level system will bring additional showers and thunderstorms to the region next weekend. Some of the rain could be locally heavy. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-060900- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- Galveston Bay-Matagorda Bay- Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM-Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM- 400 AM CDT Wed Sep 5 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Southeast Texas.. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Tropical system Gordon could cause increased swells. Additionally, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected mainly overnight. Wind and seas will be higher in and near stronger storms, and visibilities could be reduced. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected mainly overnight. Wind and seas will be higher in and near stronger storms, and visibilities could be reduced. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed.
The Houston radar (KHGX), 69 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:58 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning started a residential fire near the intersection of Lakebridge Lane and Hollow Lane.
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