Alert archive / Texas / River Flood Warnings in 2009
River Flood Warning 45, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at Apr 30, 2009, 10:04 AM CDT for Liberty County, Polk County, Texas. It was in force for 25 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2009, 10:04 AM CDT (15:04 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2009, 10:36 AM CDT
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Liberty County, TX, Polk County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:08 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 Menard Creek near Rye (RYET2). The gauge peaked at 20.86 ft at Apr 30, 2009, 2:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 17 ft
- Minor stage
- 20 ft
- Moderate stage
- 23 ft
- Major stage
- 28 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08066300, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 10:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris, Montgomery | 100 min |
| Apr 30, 10:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris, Liberty | 25 hr |
| Apr 30, 11:27 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | HGX | 3 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Texas, 2009Every river flood warning in 2009
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.