Alert archive / Texas / Flood Watches in 2008
Flood Watch 2, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this flood watch at Nov 11, 2008, 5:21 PM CST for 15 counties in Texas. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 11, 2008, 5:21 PM CST (23:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 12, 2008, 9:48 AM CST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Austin County, TX, Brazoria County, TX, Chambers County, TX, Colorado County, TX, Fort Bend County, TX, Galveston County, TX, Grimes County, TX, Harris County, TX, Jackson County, TX, Liberty County, TX, Matagorda County, TX, Montgomery County, TX, Waller County, TX, Washington County, TX, Wharton County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at Nov 11, 2:48 PM CST, 2 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 11, 2:48 PM CST, 2 hours 33 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 11, 3:01 PM CST, 2 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 301 PM CST TUE NOV 11 2008 GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226- 227-235>238-121200- AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND- GALVESTON-GALVESTON BAY-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY- MADISON-MATAGORDA-MATAGORDA BAY-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO- TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON- WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-WHARTON- 301 PM CST TUE NOV 11 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THROUGH TOMORROW... .DAY ONE...REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AS DEEP GULF MOISTURE CONTINUES TO MOVE ONSHORE AND INTERACTS WITH UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVING ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE WEST. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT RISK FOR SOME ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE GIVEN THE TRAINING MOTION OF THE STORMS AND AVAILABLE TROPICAL MOISTURE. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED TOTALS UP TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. THESE TOTALS MAY LEAD TO SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY. THE THREAT OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM TRAINING CELLS WILL BE A GOOD POSSIBILITY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...AND THIS MAY LEAD TO SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING IF THEY FALL ACROSS ALREADY SATURATED AREAS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NEEDED. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS OUTLOOK AND FORECASTS FOR UPDATED INFORMATION ABOUT THE HEAVY RAINFALL AND SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. CHANCES OF RAIN SHOULD BEGIN TAPERING OFF ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING AS A WEAK FRONT MOVES OFFSHORE AND DRIER AIR WORKS IN FROM THE NORTH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 11:57 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Grimes, Montgomery | 2 hr |
| Nov 11, 2:52 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Waller | 113 min |
| Nov 11, 4:39 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Harris, Montgomery | 111 min |
| Nov 11, 5:38 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Austin, Colorado, Grimes, Washington | 3 hr |
Nearby
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.