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Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

August 21, 2008Fort Bend County, Harris County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this flash flood warning at Aug 21, 2008, 5:39 PM CDT for Fort Bend County, Harris County, Texas. It was in force for 45 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 21, 2008, 5:39 PM CDT (22:39 UTC)
Expired
Aug 21, 2008, 6:24 PM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Fort Bend County, TX, Harris County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 20, 8:36 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXBrazos, Grimes, Madison24 hr
Aug 21, 3:03 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXLiberty, Montgomery117 min
Aug 21, 5:00 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXHarris86 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Texas, 2008Every flash flood warning in 2008

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.