A severe thunderstorm impacted the Humble area, resulting in damage to power lines from strong wind gusts.
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A severe thunderstorm impacted the Humble area, resulting in damage to power lines from strong wind gusts.
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 26, 5:11 PM CST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 611 PM CDT Tue Sep 26 2023 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Wednesday Night) Issued at 250 PM CDT Tue Sep 26 2023 Short term conditions should be mostly benign, as the current weather pattern remains dominated by an upper level ridge over the Four Corners/Western Texas. Northwesterly flow aloft and predominately offshore flow should favor drier conditions with PWs progged around 1.3-1.6 inches. The remnants of the recent stalled frontal boundary could bring scattered to isolated storms near the coastline during the afternoon hours, especially with support from the sea breeze. Partly cloudy skies and 850mb temperatures ranging from 17-19C should still keep conditions warm during the afternoon hours, with highs progged for the upper 80s/90s. Overnight lows remain the the upper 60s/upper 70s. 03 && .LONG TERM... (Thursday through next Monday) Issued at 250 PM CDT Tue Sep 26 2023 Mid-upper ridging will be building back in from the southwest and persist through the weekend into the mid parts of next week. In the low levels, we should see some periods of recycled drier air moving into the area from the east under the periphery of broad high pressure across the eastern conus. Combination of the two should lead to mainly dry wx and above normal temps. Can't rule out a seabreeze cell or two closer to the coast, but overall chances will be on the low side. 47 && .AVIATION... (00Z TAF Issuance) Issued at 611 PM CDT Tue Sep 26 2023 For the 27/00Z TAFs, isolated to scattered SHRA/TSRA could linger for a couple hours. Might have another night with some spotty low cloud and/or fog formation (MVFR/IFR). Anything that does develop will lift and burn off my mid morning. VFR for the rest of the day and on into the evening with late afternoon SHRA/TSRA development possible once again. Outside of any storms, lots of variable winds around 5 knots or less. 42 && .MARINE... Issued at 250 PM CDT Tue Sep 26 2023 Outside of isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms, light winds and low seas will prevail for the next several days. Longer fetch of moderate east winds set up across the Gulf headed into the weekend, so anticipate winds/seas to be on an upward trend. 47 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... College Station (CLL) 72 99 71 94 / 20 20 10 10 Houston (IAH) 73 94 73 95 / 20 20 20 10 Galveston (GLS) 77 88 78 89 / 20 30 20 30 && .HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. GM...None. &&
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
624 PM CDT Tue Sep 26 2023
TXZ200-214-300-270000-
Northern Liberty TX-Chambers TX-Southern Liberty TX-
624 PM CDT Tue Sep 26 2023
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CHAMBERS AND SOUTH
CENTRAL LIBERTY COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM CDT...
At 624 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Ames, or near Liberty, moving southwest at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Liberty, Dayton, eastern Mont Belvieu, Old River-Winfree, and Ames.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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LAT...LON 3011 9469 2999 9461 2983 9485 3003 9500
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 065DEG 16KT 2998 9476
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
CadyThe Houston radar (KHGX), 62 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:41 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Multiple power poles along the US-59 frontage road near the Deerbrook Mall were downed by strong thunderstorm wind gusts.
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