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SE TX Hazardous Weather
Southeast Texas Hazardous Weather Information
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Severe Weather Reports
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Why Submit A Severe Weather Report?
- This is one of the most important steps in the Severe Weather Warning process. Valid, real-time severe
weather reports help not only the NWS meteorologists issuing the watches and warnings during the event...
they are also critical for our post storm and verification analyses. Emergency management officials, law
enforcement agencies and insurance companies also use this information. Keep in mind that if we do not
receive a call or report of damage...we do not have any records of it.
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What Type of Weather Do I Report?
- Please submit reports to this office at any time after any storm event in which you
have witnessed any of the following in Southeast Texas:
- Tornado...Funnel Cloud or Waterspout
- 3/4 of inch hail or larger (Penny-sized hail or larger)
- Wind gusts in excess of 58 mph. (indicate if measured or estimated)
- Rainfall amounts 3 inches or greater in a 24hr period
- Flash flooding, especially 1 foot or more of water running over a major road or highway
- Damage to trees, crops, or structures (houses, buildings, barns or cars)
The NWS also provides severe weather spotter training to emergency management officials, law enforcement agencies
and the general public. This program is FREE with classes generally held in various locations from January
to April each year. Sessions run about 3 hours long and conducted by NWS personnel. More information about this
program can be found in our SKYWARN section.
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Who Do I Report Severe Weather to?
- If the event is occurring or has just occurred call your local authorities or the
National Weather Service immediately and report the damage. The information provided
in this form will be used for record keeping only.
Please include the following information in your report if possible:
- The EXACT location of the event in relation to a town or road/highway
intersection (e.g. 5 miles northeast of Hunstville along State Hwy 19, right
before Country Campus).
- A description of the event. Please be specific with details (e.g. the size
of hail and/or how large the tree or limbs knocked down were).
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How Do I Get Old Severe Weather Reports?
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The National Climatic Data
Center has a webpage where you can search for storm events by state, county,
event type/size, number of injuries/fatalities and/or amount of property/crop damage.
This database (as of 3/30/09) contains severe weather reports from 1/1/50 thru
12/31/08. Search the
NCDC Storm Event database to find various types of storms recorded in your county or use
other selection criteria as desired.
Below is a list of severe weather reports (by month) for areas around Southeast Texas. These reports
should not be regarded as "official" or as the last word in what actually happened. For those needing court
certified severe weather documentation, please contact the
National Climatic Data Center, located in Asheville, NC.
2009 Data
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2008 Data
2007 Data
2006 Data
2005 Data
2004 Data
2003 Data
SKYWARN
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The SKYWARN program is an integral part of the severe weather warning process. This
program helps to train volunteers to be storm spotters for real time sevre weather
reports and warning verification. SKYWARN classes are usually held just before the
main severe weather season (January to March) each year. These training classes are
free and open to the public to attend. More information about this program, a schedule
of upcoming classes and other relevant links are listed below.
- SKYWARN Information
- 2009 SKYWARN Training Sessions
- Spotter Information
- 2009 Severe Weather Awareness Week
- Severe Weather Emergency Plan For SE TX Schools
- Texas Skywarn Page
- Texas Severe Storms Association (TESSA)
Event Summaries
- Below are summaries of semi-recent (1984-2005) severe weather reports. Included in the data are
tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, hailstorms, windstorms and icestorms that have affected
portions of our county warning area.
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