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Flash Flood Warning 51, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this flash flood warning at Sep 11, 1998, 5:32 AM CDT for Grimes County, Montgomery County, Waller County, Texas. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 11, 1998, 5:32 AM CDT (10:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 11, 1998, 9:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Grimes County, TX, Montgomery County, TX, Waller County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Sep 11, 2:32 AM CDT, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 11, 2:32 AM CDT, 3 hours before
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Special weather statement, Sep 11, 3:58 AM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-112030- SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINFALL OUTLOOK FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 358 AM CDT FRI SEP 11 1998 ...TROPICAL STORM FRANCES WILL PROVIDE HEAVY RAINFALL AND CHANCES FOR SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS TODAY... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AS RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM FRANCES WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA TODAY. AS THE TROPICAL STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE INLAND...THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LIBERTY TO CONROE TO COLLEGE STATION. RAINFALL BY THIS EVENING SHOULD AVERAGE 2 TO 4 INCHES...THOUGH IN THOSE AREAS WHERE RAINBANDS MOVE CONTINUALLY OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS AMOUNTS MAY BE AS HIGH AS 6 TO 8 INCHES. A FAVORABLE WIND PROFILE ALOFT INDICATES THAT SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER TODAY. THE GREATEST SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE ISOLATED TORNADOES AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. REMEMBER...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING EXISTS WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS CLOSELY. BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. IF SEVERE WEATHER IS OBSERVED...CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Sep 11, 3:58 AM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-112030- SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINFALL OUTLOOK FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 358 AM CDT FRI SEP 11 1998 ...TROPICAL STORM FRANCES WILL PROVIDE HEAVY RAINFALL AND CHANCES FOR SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS TODAY... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AS RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM FRANCES WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA TODAY. AS THE TROPICAL STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE INLAND...THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LIBERTY TO CONROE TO COLLEGE STATION. RAINFALL BY THIS EVENING SHOULD AVERAGE 2 TO 4 INCHES...THOUGH IN THOSE AREAS WHERE RAINBANDS MOVE CONTINUALLY OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS AMOUNTS MAY BE AS HIGH AS 6 TO 8 INCHES. A FAVORABLE WIND PROFILE ALOFT INDICATES THAT SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER TODAY. THE GREATEST SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE ISOLATED TORNADOES AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. REMEMBER...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING EXISTS WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS CLOSELY. BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. IF SEVERE WEATHER IS OBSERVED...CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Sep 11, 4:13 AM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 7:13 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Galveston | 4 hr |
| Sep 10, 8:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Galveston | 63 min |
| Sep 10, 10:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Matagorda, Wharton | 4 hr |
| Sep 10, 10:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Fort Bend | 4 hr |
| Sep 11, 12:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Galveston | 4 hr |
| Sep 11, 1:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Galveston, Harris | 66 min |
| Sep 11, 2:03 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris | 4 hr |
| Sep 11, 3:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Galveston | 64 min |
| Sep 11, 4:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Galveston | 4 hr |
| Sep 11, 4:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Harris | 64 min |
| Sep 11, 4:39 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Jackson | 4 hr |
| Sep 11, 5:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 4 hr |
| Sep 11, 6:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Fort Bend | 64 min |
| Sep 11, 6:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Harris | 62 min |
| Sep 11, 7:49 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Galveston | 4 hr |
| Sep 11, 7:49 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Fort Bend | 4 hr |
| Sep 11, 8:58 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 6 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.