A strong storm system produced a squall line that moved eastward across the area and produced a lot wind damage and one tornado.
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A strong storm system produced a squall line that moved eastward across the area and produced a lot wind damage and one tornado.
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 Jan 10, 6:51 PM CST, 2 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
651 PM CST Fri Jan 10 2020
.SHORT TERM [Tonight Through Saturday Afternoon]...
9 PM to 1 AM Severe Thunderstorm and Tornado threat across the
region.
Very strong signature for an episode of severe weather
across the region overnight. Off the chart helicity values evident
in the CLL TAMU 21Z special sounding and the CRP/LCH 00Z all
showing strong to very strong shear across the region. As the
upper trough gets closer expect the narrow/small cap to erode and
strong to severe thunderstorms to develop. All this wind is
feeding in from the Gulf thanks to record breaking high pressure
over Bermuda and the vigorous upper low over TX/NM. LLJ of 50-65
knots exceeding the 30 year record for inflow at this time of year
and IVT is in the 6-7 standard anomaly! Tornado threat and these
could be strong tornadoes from discrete cells ahead of the line a
big concern overnight which quite a few of the high res models
are alluding to in the eastern CWA (roughly east of I-45) in the 9
pm to 2 am time frame. Closer to the front in the northwestern
counties still a potent tornado threat as well but may be more
embedded within the line. Strong damaging winds a large threat as
well across the region.
Showers near College Station were moving at 64 knots earlier...so
needless to say these are very likely to be extremely fast moving
storms!
On a different note have lowered temperatures after 5 am
throughout the day tomorrow given the current CAA trends and short
term guidance.
45
&&
.AVIATION [00Z TAF Issuance]...
MVFR-IFR conditions blanket the region. Strong to severe
thunderstorms will move through the area terminals and impact
window looks to be 02 to 11z...stronger storms in the 03-08z time.
Gusty winds in excess of 30 knots visibility plunging with the
heavy very fast moving downpours.
Conditions rapidly improving after 11z and by late morning will
just have some AC/CI or SKC conditions. Gusty northwest winds on
tap throughout the afternoon.
45
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION /Issued 330 PM CST Fri Jan 10 2020/...
.LONG TERM [Saturday Night Through Friday]...
Saturday night will be the coldest night of the weekend and on through
next week with lows near or a couple degrees above freezing generally
to the north of the I-10 corridor. Gradually warming temperatures then
begin on Sunday and continue until the next cold front moves through
the area late Wednesday or Wednesday night. Before the front comes,
we expect to see highs getting back into the 70s on Tuesday and Wednesday.
After the front moves on through, we will cool back down, but freezing
temperatures are not anticipated at this time.
As for rain, chances come back into the forecast beginning late Sunday
and on Monday as moisture levels begin to rise again, and they persist
until the midweek front. This front doesn't make it too far off the
coast, so will keep lingering rain chances in the forecast. 42
.MARINE...
Strong onshore winds will persist through the late evening hours or
just before a long ragged line of thunderstorms move across the
local bay and Gulf waters from around midnight tonight through 3 or
4 AM tomorrow morning. Overnight storms will rapidly deteriorate
conditions...a quick strengthening of variable winds to over 40
knots and agitated seas. Small Craft Advisories will be in effect
for all waters except for Galveston Bay (where Cautions are in
effect) and, if possible, smaller craft should remain in port
through tomorrow afternoon.
Once thunderstorms and showers travel east of the area, expect
strong northwest winds to kick in across the western waters at mid
morning...eastern waters during the late morning hours. These
offshore winds will stay up in the near 20-25 knot to near gale gust
range through 4 or 5 PM before quickly falling off Saturday evening.
Backing high pressure moving over the Southeastern U.S. on Sunday
will have winds veering back around to east-southeast Sunday
morning. 31
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
College Station (CLL) 44 52 33 62 44 / 100 0 0 0 0
Houston (IAH) 52 56 37 63 49 / 100 0 0 0 20
Galveston (GLS) 57 59 47 63 57 / 100 0 0 0 40
&&
.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...None.
GM...Small Craft Advisory until 6 PM CST Saturday for the following
zones: Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship
Channel TX out 20 NM...Coastal waters from High Island to
Freeport TX out 20 NM...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.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION through Saturday afternoon
for the following zones: Galveston Bay.
&&
SHORT TERM/AVIATION/MARINE...45
PUBLIC/SOCIAL MEDIA...41/42The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 56 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:28 UTC.
38 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees and power lines were downed in the CR 322 and CR 324 area.
A National Weather Service storm survey determined a short-lived EF-1 tornado caused damage in western Burleson County. A shed was destroyed and numerous trees were snapped. A trailer was thrown southward around 40 yards while other debris was thrown toward the northeast.
Thunderstorm winds destroyed a trailer.
Trees were downed and the Somerville area was left without power.
Power lines were downed near the intersection of William D. Fitch Parkway and Highway 6.
Measured wind gust caused some damage.
A roof was blown off a home and there was damage to trees and power lines.
There was damage to power poles and also some three-inch tree limbs.
There was tree and fence damage off of Murrell Road.
Trees and a few large limbs were downed.
There was damage to a structure and also to a line of trees near South McCarty Avenue.
A roof collapsed onto a mobile home.
There was some damage to a barn on Maggie Lane.
Trees were downed over roadways in and around the Crockett area.
A roof was removed from a trailer on Catechis Road.
There was some tree damage near the intersection of Nichols Sawmill Road and Butera Road.
There was some roof damage to a home on Dorrell Road.
Tree limbs were downed near the intersection of Nichols Sawmill Road and Walnut Creek.
A tree was downed on a house on Maggie Lane.
There were downed trees near Kuykendahl Road in the Haven Lake Estates area.
A tin roof was removed off a shed on Martha Lane.
Trees were downed on a home on Drybrook Road, causing a gas leak.
Trees were downed across the roadway near the intersection of TX 242 and FM 1314.
There was some damage to a church's roof, a sign and a nearby portable building. Trees and tree limbs were also downed.
There was some roof damage to the Richmond Police Department building. In the nearby park, several trees lost limbs or were blown down.
A carport was blown over onto a vehicle on Willow Crest Circle.
There was wind damage to a home on Gamewood Drive.
A tree fell onto a home on East Oak Hill Drive.
A storage building roof was blown off near Willowbend.
There was some wind damage to a home on Fitz Lane.
There was some trailer damage in a mobile home park.
There was structural damage to a gas station near the Buffalo Speedway and West Orem Drive intersection.
Three mobile home park homes were destroyed from falling trees. Another tree fell onto a power line.
The was some damage to power poles near the intersection of Magnolia Parkway and FM 1128.
There was some wind damage to a home on Shakey Hollow.
There was some wind damage to a chemical facility off of Haden Road.
There was some wind damage to the Cloverleaf area neighborhoods.
There was some shingle damage, wood fences were blown down, several trees were knocked down and there was a snapped small tree trunk near the Country Orchard Lane and Astoria Blvd intersection.
There was wind damage to a home on Old Houston Road.
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