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Tornado in Houston Today


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Just heard on the Weather Channel that there's a tornado near Downtown moving east at 30mph. Areas in the pathway of it include but may not be limited to Jacinto City, Galena Park, and Lake Houston Dam.

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Here's the Warning...

TORNADO WARNING

EASTERN HARRIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 1230 PM CDT

* AT 1150 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO THIS TORNADO

WAS LOCATED NEAR DOWNTOWN HOUSTON... MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE TORNADO WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SAN

JACINTO STATE PARK...MINUTE MAID PARK...LAKE HOUSTON DAM...

SHELDON...JACINTO CITY...HIGHLANDS...GALENA PARK...CROSBY...

CLOVERLEAF...CHANNELVIEW...BARRETT AND ALDINE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN THE INTERIOR HALLWAY OR

A ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF A STURDY BUILDING. USE

BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM

WINDOWS.

IF YOU ARE INSIDE A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...EVACUATE THEM

IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING. AS A LAST

RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR

HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE COUNTY SHERIFF...LOCAL POLICE...

OR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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I noticed a tornado vortex signature on Wunderground's radar screen and some variations on the storm relative velocity doppler radar from NOAA that seemed to indicate a possible tornado, or at least unusual circulation (Htownwxboy will probably know what I'm talking about). And it was indeed not far from Downtown. I didn't see much here from the Museum District looking north-west. We had some rain and hardly any lightning and light winds, that was all.

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I noticed a tornado vortex signature on Wunderground's radar screen and some variations on the storm relative velocity doppler radar from NOAA that seemed to indicate a possible tornado, or at least unusual circulation (Htownwxboy will probably know what I'm talking about). And it was indeed not far from Downtown. I didn't see much here from the Museum District looking north-west. We had some rain and hardly any lightning and light winds, that was all.

Sorry I never replied.... this particular tornado warning was issued because doppler radar was indicating strong rotation with the cell near Downtown meaning a tornado could develop... I don't believe one ever did. A tornado warning is issued when either a tornado has developed or when rotation withing a storm becomes strong enough that one could develop at anytime. Looking at the storm relative velocity on doppler radar can help you look for storms that are rotating.

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Sure was dark driving to work this afternoon... worst weather is remaining north and west of Downtown, though I wouldn't be surprised to see this stuff build southward over the next few hours... we will see.

Tell me about it. It's completely dark in my house without the lights at 4pm. All the street lights have turned on. I was starting to wonder if there was supposed to be total solar eclipse today.

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I observed some pea sized hail around 4:30 at OST and Cambridge.

I was around Fannin/OST about that time - makes more sense than me thinking it was random acorns falling from a tree in the rain :P

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Another tornado warning, southwest of Houston....

CENTRAL BRAZORIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

SOUTHEASTERN FORT BEND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

EASTERN WHARTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 1245 PM CDT

* AT 1206 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO THIS TORNADO

WAS LOCATED NEAR BOLING-IAGO...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE TORNADO WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

DAMON...BRAZOS BEND STATE PARK AND BONNEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN THE INTERIOR HALLWAY OR

A ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF A STURDY BUILDING. USE

BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM

WINDOWS.

IF YOU ARE INSIDE A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...EVACUATE THEM

IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING. AS A LAST

RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR

HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE COUNTY SHERIFF...LOCAL POLICE...

OR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

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