A Tornado Warning has been issued for southwestern Galveston and southeastern Brazoria counties in Southeast Texas until 3:15 PM. A supercell capable of producing a tornado and significant straight-line winds is located near Danbury or 7 miles east of Angleton. THis storm is moving east/northeast at 35 MPH. Hoskins, Jamaica Beach, Texas City, and Galveston Island are included in this tornado warning and should seek shelter now.

TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
240 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
SOUTHWESTERN GALVESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS…
SOUTHEASTERN BRAZORIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS…

* UNTIL 315 PM CDT

* AT 239 PM CDT…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH
TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WERE LOCATED
NEAR DANBURY…OR 7 MILES EAST OF ANGLETON…MOVING NORTHEAST AT
35 MPH. A STORM SPOTTER REPORTED A ROTATING WALL CLOUD NORTH OF
RICHWOOD AROUND 230 PM.

HAZARD…TORNADO.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT…FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS…WINDOWS…AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
GALVESTON ISLAND WEST END…GALVESTON CAUSEWAY…TEXAS CITY…
ANGLETON…LA MARQUE…SANTA FE…HITCHCOCK…RICHWOOD…DANBURY…BAYOU
VISTA…OYSTER CREEK…JAMAICA BEACH…TIKI ISLAND…SCHLITTERBAHN…
GALVESTON STATE PARK…SCHOLES FIELD…MOODY GARDENS AND OFFATTS
BAYOU.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS…IN A
MOBILE HOME…OR IN A VEHICLE…MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

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LAT…LON 2899 9536 2915 9546 2947 9492 2924 9477
TIME…MOT…LOC 1939Z 235DEG 30KT 2913 9531

TORNADO…RADAR INDICATED
HAIL…<.75IN