There were two rip current fatalities on the Bolivar Peninsula.
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The episode as NWS HGX wrote it up.
There were two rip current fatalities on the Bolivar Peninsula.
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 Jun 26, 7:52 PM UTC, 3 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
252 PM CDT Sat Jun 26 2021
Short Term [Through Sunday]...
Seeing scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms this
afternoon across central and eastern areas. Expect most of this
convective activity to dissipate with the loss of heating early
this evening - may see a storm or two persist across far eastern
areas a little longer into the evening hours. Deeper moisture will
move into the area from the east tomorrow afternoon and evening
in association with a westward moving mid/upper low. This will
lead to more shower and thunderstorm coverage across the area as
compared to this afternoon. Expect max temps to be a little bit
cooler as well with more cloud cover across the area Sunday
afternoon.
Wood
&&
.Marine...
Will continue the caution statement tonight with winds close to
the criteria offshore and a slight increase in speeds expected
overnight. Seas well offshore are 4 to 5 feet and that is expected
to continue on Sunday, and may be slightly higher seas on Monday
with the prolonged moderate SE flow. Will likely also need to
continue the high rip current risk on Sunday. Widespread showers
and storms are expected on Monday and possibly on Tuesday as well.
Scattered activity is expected the remainder of the week.
Winds/seas should relax some around midweek, but could increase
again late Thu and Friday.
Wood
&&
.LONG TERM [Sunday night through Saturday]...
A wet and unsettled week is on tap as abundant moisture remains in
place in the wake of TUTT Low moving across the area Sunday. Rain
chances will increase areawide for much of the start of the week,
although clouds and will limit heating and instability. Generally
many/most locations could see 1-2" of rainfall Monday into
Tuesday, with higher amounts likely. Limited large scale focus
should keep rainfall somewhat manageable, although WPC does keep a
MRGL risk of flash flooding Monday/Tuesday so it will be
something we will be watching closely. The one positive about a
rainy start to the week is the resultant lower max temps as highs
top out in the 80s Monday and Tuesday. We should see less clouds
and lower rain chances mid week, more in line with 'normal' for
late June, before a weak cool front begins pushing south across
the southern Plains late in the week. There are some differences
in the timing and how far south this front will get between the
models. Regardless, the holiday weekend looks to start fairly
wet/unsettled with a decent chance of showers and thunderstorms
Friday and Saturday. Those with outdoor plans for the 4th of July
weekend will want to keep an eye on the forecast as details will
certainly change as the end of the week nears.
Evans
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
College Station (CLL) 75 91 73 84 73 / 10 50 30 90 30
Houston (IAH) 77 90 75 83 75 / 20 70 60 90 40
Galveston (GLS) 83 88 78 86 79 / 20 80 90 90 70
&&
.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...High Rip Current Risk until 7 PM CDT this evening for the
following zones: Bolivar Peninsula...Brazoria Islands...
Galveston Island...Matagorda Islands.
GM...NONE.
&&The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
A 16 year old male drowned near Gilchrist Beach after being caught in a rip current. A 32 year old male drowned after entering the water and attempting a rescue.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Current, Bolivar Peninsula | 2021-06-26 | 16 | Male | In Water | Direct |
| Rip Current, Bolivar Peninsula | 2021-06-26 | 32 | Male | In Water | Direct |
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