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River Flood Warning 46, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

April 30, 2009Harris County, Liberty County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at Apr 30, 2009, 10:04 AM CDT for Harris County, Liberty County, Texas. It took effect at Apr 30, 2009, 8:30 PM CDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 30, 2009, 10:04 AM CDT (15:04 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 30, 2009, 8:30 PM CDT
Expired
May 1, 2009, 10:36 AM CDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Harris County, TX, Liberty County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Luce Bayou near Huffman (HFFT2).

Action stage
67.5 ft
Minor stage
70.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08071250, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 30, 10:04 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris, Montgomery100 min
Apr 30, 10:04 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXLiberty, Polk25 hr
Apr 30, 11:27 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryHGX3 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.