Severe storms developed along a slowly moving frontal boundary on the afternoon of September 25, producing wind damage across the region. The area around Edna was especially hard hit with widespread wind damage and a brief tornado.
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Severe storms developed along a slowly moving frontal boundary on the afternoon of September 25, producing wind damage across the region. The area around Edna was especially hard hit with widespread wind damage and a brief 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 Sep 25, 2:26 PM CST, 16 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 326 PM CDT Mon Sep 25 2023 ...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, MARINE... .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Tuesday Night) Issued at 325 PM CDT Mon Sep 25 2023 Today's weak frontal boundary is currently positioned over the northern half of our CWA, with showers/thunderstorms ongoing over this area. These showers/storms should propagate southward later this afternoon, increasing in coverage as peak heating occurs. Cooling aloft from an upper level trough/cutoff low over the Upper Mississippi River Valley has further aided in destabilization, with SPC Mesoscale analysis showing 1500-2500 J/KG of ML CAPE across SE Texas. Meager amounts of shear will greatly inhibit the strength of these storms, but ample instability will still put most of SE Texas under a marginal (level 1/5) threat of severe weather this afternoon. The strongest of these storms will be capable of producing strong winds and locally heavy rainfall. The weak frontal boundary should stall out along the coastline this evening with rain chances waning overnight, especially inland. Lows should be in the upper 60s/upper 70s. With today's rainfall and cooler ground conditions, portions of the Brazos Valley/Piney Woods area may see patchy fog develop during the early morning hours of Tuesday. Slightly cooler/drier air should should filter into SE Texas tomorrow, decreasing cloud cover and bringing highs in the upper 80s/lower 90s for Tuesday. Scattered to isolated thunderstorms will be possible throughout the day, though activity should be mostly confined to areas along the coastline. Lows for Tuesday night should be a tad cooler, but still generally in the 60s/70s across the region. 03 && .LONG TERM... (Wednesday through next Sunday) Issued at 325 PM CDT Mon Sep 25 2023 We'll be situated in somewhat of a weakness aloft in the midweek period...generally between a ridge centered over Baja and a trof over the Great Lakes/Midwest. PW's will be a bit lower than they have been the past few days (generally in the 1.5-1.8" range south of the US-59/I-69 corridor). This should still be enough to get some scattered, mainly diurnally driven activity to develop there...more isolated further north where moisture availability will be lower. Later in the week and into the weekend, a mid-upper trof will dig southward down western parts of the country. This should allow for ridging to transition back northeastward from Mexico, across east Texas and into the Great Lakes as it current trof departs to the east. In addition to warmer temps, the resulting subsidence will make it tougher for rainfall development. Exception will probably be offshore and closer to the beaches where we'll see a fairly persistent easterly fetch of moisture streaming across the northern periphery of a surface trof located in the southern Gulf. 47 && .AVIATION... (18Z TAF Issuance) Issued at 1203 PM CDT Mon Sep 25 2023 Scatted to isolated showers/storms are expected across portions of SE Texas this afternoon, mainly propagating from N/NW to S/SE. Rain chances diminish this evening with light and variable winds expected tonight. Decks around 1500-2500 feet are expected overnight with MVFR CIGS/patchy fog possible during the early morning hours of Tuesday, especially at KCXO and KUTS. Scattered/isolated storms possible again Tuesday afternoon, though coverage should be limited to coastal areas South of I-10. 03 && .MARINE... Issued at 325 PM CDT Mon Sep 25 2023 Light winds and low seas are anticipated the next several days. A weak frontal boundary will be in the process of washing out across the area, though this feature, along with the seabreeze, could serve as a focus for thunderstorm development at times this evening into Tuesday. Winds variable/higher and rough seas in and near any storms. Winds will trend more toward an east northeast direction toward midweek in association with a surface trough of low pressure situated near the Yucatan. With a lengthening fetch of moderate winds, look for seas to climb into the 3 to 5 foot range heading into the weekend. 47 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... College Station (CLL) 72 91 70 93 / 20 10 10 20 Houston (IAH) 74 91 73 93 / 40 20 20 30 Galveston (GLS) 77 87 78 89 / 30 30 50 50 && .HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. GM...None. &&
The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 131 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:41 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
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