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River Flood Warning 38, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

November 14, 2008Harris County, Montgomery County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at Nov 14, 2008, 9:32 AM CST for Harris County, Montgomery County, Texas. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 14, 2008, 9:32 AM CST (15:32 UTC)
Expired
Nov 14, 2008, 8:34 PM CST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Harris County, TX, Montgomery County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point West Fork San Jacinto River near Humble (HMMT2).

Action stage
45.3 ft
Minor stage
49.3 ft
Moderate stage
50.3 ft
Major stage
52.3 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08069500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at Nov 14, 6:28 AM CST, 3 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 14, 6:28 AM CST, 3 hours 4 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 14, 4:18 AM CST, 5 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
418 AM CST FRI NOV 14 2008

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-151030-
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-
GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA-
MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
WHARTON-
418 AM CST FRI NOV 14 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH SOUTHEAST TEXAS TODAY
AND TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT
AND A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED MAINLY ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT
INTO SATURDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT MAY REQUIRE A WIND
ADVISORY FOR SATURDAY MORNING. GUSTY WINDS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH
THE DAY WITH A DRY AIRMASS. HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY
DEVELOP GIVEN LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS ON SATURDAY.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

OTHERWISE...HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.

GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-151030-
GALVESTON BAY-MATAGORDA BAY-
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-
418 AM CST FRI NOV 14 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST
GULF OF MEXICO WATERS TODAY. SOME STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY
DEVELOP WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. LOCALLY HIGHER SEAS
MAY RESULT NEAR THESE THUNDERSTORMS. A STRONG COLD FRONT MAY PUSH
OFF THE COAST TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY WITH WINDS NEAR GALE FORCE POSSIBLE FOR
THE UPPER TEXAS COAST. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

ROUGH MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING GALE
FORCE. THESE CONDITIONS SHOULD DIMINISH SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY ACROSS THE UPPER TEXAS COAST.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 13, 7:55 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris, Liberty61 hr
Nov 14, 3:48 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryHGX53 hr
Nov 14, 7:42 AM CSTFire Weather WatchHGXAustin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Colorado and 17 more20 hr
Nov 14, 3:50 PM CSTGale WarningHGX21 hr
Nov 14, 5:58 PM CSTWind AdvisoryHGXBrazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Jackson, Matagorda21 hr

Nearby

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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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.