Posted by JAC on 4/17/2009, 1:41 pm, in reply to "Tornado Watch - Houston"

000 WFUS54 KHGX 171730 TORHGX TXC015-473-477-171815- /O.NEW.KHGX.TO.W.0011.090417T1730Z-090417T1815Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 1230 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN AUSTIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS... WESTERN WALLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS... SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS... * UNTIL 115 PM CDT * AT 1228 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CAT SPRING... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE TORNADO WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PINE ISLAND...HEMPSTEAD AND BELLVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT FOR THE WARNED AREA. && 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. LAT...LON 3028 9631 3005 9594 2978 9632 2979 9633 2983 9635 2982 9636 2982 9637 2989 9648 TIME...MOT...LOC 1730Z 217DEG 15KT 2991 9634 $$ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 000 WFUS54 KHGX 171721 TORHGX TXC015-089-473-171800- /O.NEW.KHGX.TO.W.0010.090417T1721Z-090417T1800Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 1221 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL AUSTIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS... NORTHEASTERN COLORADO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS... WALLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS... * UNTIL 100 PM CDT * AT 1219 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CAT SPRING... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE TORNADO WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MONAVILLE...PINE ISLAND...HEMPSTEAD AND BELLVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT FOR THE WARNED AREA. && PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE COUNTY SHERIFF...LOCAL POLICE... OR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 3016 9603 2986 9586 2976 9636 2986 9641 TIME...MOT...LOC 1720Z 246DEG 19KT 2984 9631 $$