River Flood Warning 21, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

Issued

Feb 18, 2012, 9:16 PM CST (03:16 UTC)

In effect from

Feb 18, 2012, 11:44 PM CST

Expired

Feb 20, 2012, 5:27 PM CST

In force

42 hr

Issued by

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

Flood severity

Minor

Counties Liberty County, TX, Polk County, TX

The Houston radar (KHGX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:13 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.

Written for the forecast point Menard Creek near Rye (RYET2). The gauge peaked at 19.70 ft at Feb 19, 2012, 5:00 AM CST.

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.

724 
WGUS44 KHGX 190316
FLWHGX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON, TX
916 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2012

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING 
FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...

  MENARD CREEK NEAR RYE AFFECTING LIBERTY AND POLK COUNTIES

(OPTIONAL) AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN TEXAS...LIBERTY...POLK

FOR MENARD CREEK AT RYE, MINOR FLOODING IS FORECASTED.  

THE PASSAGE OF AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM EARLY SATURDAY LED TO RAINFALL 
AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF LIBERTY AND POLK COUNTIES. 
NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THESE STREAMS SHOULD KEEP ALERT TO RISING WATER AND
TAKE ALL PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK INTO 
FLOODED AREAS THE DEPTH AND WATER VELOCITY COULD BE TOO GREAT FOR YOU TO CROSS 
SAFELY. MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID ANY WATER COVERED ROADS AND FIND AN ALTERNATE 
ROUTE. LIVESTOCK AND EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE FLOOD PLAIN 
IMMEDIATELY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER NEWS SOURCES FOR FURTHER UPDATES.

&&

TXC291-373-191516-
/O.NEW.KHGX.FL.W.0021.120219T0544Z-120220T2327Z/
/RYET2.1.ER.120219T0544Z.120220T0600Z.120220T1727Z.NO/
916 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE MENARD CREEK NEAR RYE.
* UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 0815 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.6 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 21.3
  FEET BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE 
  MONDAY MORNING.

$$

457 
WGUS84 KHGX 191452
FLSHGX
TXC051-287-291-373-200252-
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON, TX 
852 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2012


THE RIVER FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE MENARD CREEK...MIDDLE YEGUA 
CREEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS ARE URGED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE RIVER UNTIL WATER LEVELS RECEDE. 

MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID ANY WATER COVERED ROADS AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. 

LIVESTOCK AND EQUIPMENT SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE FLOOD PLAIN FOR THE NEXT FEW 
DAYS.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER NEWS SOURCES FOR FURTHER UPDATES.

&&

TXC291-373-191522-
/O.CAN.KHGX.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120220T2327Z/
/RYET2.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
852 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE MENARD CREEK NEAR RYE
* AT 0815 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.7 FEET 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 19.8 FEET.  THE RIVER WILL 
  CONTINUE TO FALL TO 17.0 FEET BY .
* AT 20.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS AS WATER ESCAPES THE MAIN CHANNEL
  IN THE VICINITY OF THE GAGE..



&&
                    FLOOD   OBSERVED              FORECAST 6 AM
LOCATION            STAGE    STAGE  DAY  TIME     MON    TUE    WED    THU

MENARD CREEK
  RYE                  20    19.7   SUN 08 AM     17.0   13.8   12.6   12.9

$$

TXC051-287-191522-
/O.CAN.KHGX.FL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120222T0800Z/
/DMYT2.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
852 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE MIDDLE YEGUA CREEK NEAR DIME BOX
* AT 0815 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.6 FEET 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 8.7 FEET.  THE RIVER WILL 
  CONTINUE TO FALL TO 8.4 FEET BY .




&&
                    FLOOD   OBSERVED              FORECAST 6 AM
LOCATION            STAGE    STAGE  DAY  TIME     MON    TUE    WED    THU

MIDDLE YEGUA CREEK
  DIME BOX             10     8.6   SUN 08 AM      8.4    6.3    4.8    4.1

$$

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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.