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River Flood Warning 17, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

October 31, 2013Harris County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at Oct 31, 2013, 1:15 PM CDT for Harris County, Texas. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Oct 31, 2013, 1:15 PM CDT (18:15 UTC)
Expired: Nov 1, 2013, 10:28 AM CDT
In force: 21 hr
Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Flood severity: Minor

County Harris County, TX

The radar

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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 Oct 31, 1:11 PM CDT, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 31, 1:11 PM CDT, 4 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 31, 4:41 AM CDT, 8 hours 34 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
441 AM CDT THU OCT 31 2013

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-010945-
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-
441 AM CDT THU OCT 31 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO THE
REGION THIS MORNING AND EVENTUALLY PUSH OFF THE COAST LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. UPSTREAM WHERE THE PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN OCCURRING
OVERNIGHT...LOCALIZED SWATHS OF 6 TO 10 INCH RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS
AND FLASH FLOODING HAVE BEEN OBSERVED. SIMILAR LOCALIZED CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS AS THE RAIN EDGES THROUGH. NOT
EVERYONE WILL SEE THESE EXTREME AMOUNTS BUT THE FLASH FLOOD
POTENTIAL WHERE THESE TRAINING HEAVY RAINS SET UP WILL BE HIGH. A
SECONDARY THREAT THROUGH MID TO LATE MORNING WILL BE ISOLATED
STRONG CELLS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 30 TO 50 MPH WIND GUSTS OR BRIEF
TORNADOS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY. PLEASE SEND ANY
FLOODING OR SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS TO US VIA TWITTER @NWSHOUSTON.

GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-010945-
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-
441 AM CDT THU OCT 31 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES CONTINUE WITH STRONG ONSHORE WINDS AND
ELEVATED SEAS PREVAILING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHER IN AND
NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STORMS. A BAND OF PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED TO PUSH OFF THE COAST LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING IN ASSOCIATION WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A STRONGER FRONT AND OFFSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY. CAUTION OR ADVISORY FLAGS MAY BE REQUIRED. OTHERWISE...NO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Oct 31, 12:37 PM CDT, 38 minutes before

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Local storm report, Oct 31, 12:40 PM CDT, 35 minutes before

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Local storm report, Oct 31, 12:46 PM CDT, 29 minutes before

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Local storm report, Oct 31, 12:49 PM CDT, 26 minutes before

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Local storm report, Oct 31, 12:53 PM CDT, 22 minutes before

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Local storm report, Oct 31, 1:06 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 31, 1:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Burleson	40 min
Oct 31, 2:41 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity	2 hr
Oct 31, 4:51 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Austin, Fort Bend, Harris, Montgomery, Waller	114 min
Oct 31, 4:55 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity	3 hr
Oct 31, 5:59 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Chambers, Harris, Liberty	2 hr
Oct 31, 7:07 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Harris, Montgomery	113 min
Oct 31, 8:02 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty	118 min
Oct 31, 9:56 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Colorado, Liberty, Polk, Wharton	4 days
Oct 31, 9:56 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Lee, Madison	5 days
Oct 31, 9:56 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Brazos, Grimes, Harris, Madison	6 days
Oct 31, 10:15 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris	3 hr
Oct 31, 10:35 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Austin, Brazoria, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris and 3 more	3 hr
Oct 31, 10:49 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		56 min
Oct 31, 11:02 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris	3 hr
Oct 31, 11:13 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Brazoria, Fort Bend, Matagorda, Wharton	3 hr
Oct 31, 11:14 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Liberty, Polk	65 hr
Oct 31, 11:14 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Burleson, Lee	42 hr
Oct 31, 11:27 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	24 hr
Oct 31, 12:06 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Galveston, Harris	22 hr
Oct 31, 12:10 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Wharton	3 hr
Oct 31, 12:45 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Galveston, Harris	22 hr
Oct 31, 12:56 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		2 hr
Oct 31, 2:13 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		2 hr
Oct 31, 4:20 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		85 min

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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.