Tornado Warning for western Galveston and northeastern Brazoria counties in Southeast Texas until 7:45 AM. Radar indicates a tornado 5 miles north (inland) of Jamaica Beach. This storm is moving northeast at 45 MPH. La Marque, Bayou Vista, Tiki Island, and Texas City are included in this tornado warning!

TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
717 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
WEST CENTRAL GALVESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS…
NORTHEASTERN BRAZORIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS…

* UNTIL 745 AM CST

* AT 716 AM CST…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER HITCHCOCK…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

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.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR…
BAYOU VISTA AND TIKI ISLAND AROUND 725 AM CST.

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 2936 9483 2935 9482 2935 9483 2936 9489
2930 9490 2928 9492 2928 9493 2931 9491
2932 9494 2921 9504 2930 9515 2945 9493
2943 9489 2939 9489 2938 9486 2937 9489
2936 9481
TIME…MOT…LOC 1316Z 234DEG 37KT 2928 9502