Funnel Clouds in the Forecast for Houston!

[Yankeegirl]

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1046 AM CDT THU JUL 22 2004

...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF FUNNEL CLOUDS OR
WATERSPOUTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

AT 1045 AM...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
OVER PORTIONS OF BRAZORIA...MATAGORDA...AND WHARTON COUNTIES. THERE
HAS BEEN SOME WEAK ROTATION IN THESE CELLS...AND SOME ARE LIKELY TO
PRODUCE FUNNEL CLOUDS. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS LIKELY
AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES.

CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF SHORT LIVED FUNNEL
CLOUDS OR WATERSPOUTS AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. FUNNEL
CLOUDS ARE COMMON IN A TROPICAL AIRMASS LIKE THE ONE OVER SOUTHEAST
TEXAS. ALTHOUGH THEY USUALLY ARE NOT A HAZARD...FUNNEL CLOUDS CAN
SOMETIMES TOUCH DOWN WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER
STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1100 AM CDT THU JUL 22 2004

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-222300-
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-GALVESTON-
GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA-MONTGOMERY-
POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-WHARTON-
1100 AM CDT THU JUL 22 2004

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...
...FUNNEL CLOUDS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER MUCH
OF THE AREA. THE ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT FAVORS THE DEVELOPMENT OF
SHORT LIVED FUNNEL CLOUDS. THESE FUNNEL CLOUDS OCCASIONALLY
EXTEND TO THE GROUND AND BECOME SHORT LIVED AND WEAK TORNADOES. THEY
CAN PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE IF IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. KEEP AN EYE TO
THE SKY THIS AFTERNOON.

MID LEVEL WINDS ARE RELATIVELY WEAK...SO ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL
MOVE SLOWLY. SLOW MOVING STORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF A HALF INCH IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALIZED
HEAVIER RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGER
STORMS. URBAN STREET FLOODING IS THE PRIMARY HAZARDOUS WEATHER
THREAT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

[Yankeegirl]

Hey Galveston Duck, watch out... Nasty weather knocking on your door....

[GalvestonDuck]

Yup, I'm on it. Getting ready to send radar pics to the co-workers.