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River Flood Warning 7, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at May 26, 2014, 9:17 PM CDT for Brazoria County, Fort Bend County, Wharton County, Texas. It took effect at May 27, 2014, 6:01 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 26, 2014, 9:17 PM CDT (02:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 27, 2014, 6:01 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2014, 3:24 AM CDT
- In force
- 10 days
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Brazoria County, TX, Fort Bend County, TX, Wharton County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:17 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 San Bernard River near Boling (BOLT2).
- Action stage
- 14 ft
- Minor stage
- 18 ft
- Moderate stage
- 22 ft
- Major stage
- 32 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08117500, 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 May 26, 7:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 7:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 3:58 AM CDT, 17 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 358 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2014 GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226- 227-235>238-271200- AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND- GALVESTON-GALVESTON BAY-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY- MADISON-MATAGORDA-MATAGORDA BAY-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO- TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON- 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-WHARTON- 358 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY...BUT SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WITH A SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE STATE...EXPECT SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA. FOR THE WEEK...SOME PARTS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS COULD RECEIVE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH TOTALS OF AT LEAST 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. FLOOD WATCHES MIGHT BE NEEDED. IN ADDITION TO A POTENTIAL HEAVY RAIN EVENT...SOME STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT COULD OCCUR AS THE SYSTEM SLOWLY MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MIGHT BE NEEDED DURING THE WEEK.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 26, 4:43 PM CDT, 4 hours 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 443 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014 TXZ212-213-227-262230- HARRIS TX-WALLER TX-FORT BEND TX- 443 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... AT 442 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CINCO RANCH...OR NEAR ELDRIDGE / WEST OAKS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... KATY...JERSEY VILLAGE...ELDRIDGE / WEST OAKS...SPRING BRANCH WEST... MISSION BEND...SPRING BRANCH NORTH...PECAN GROVE...ADDICKS PARK TEN...GREATER GREENSPOINT...FULSHEAR...CINCO RANCH...CARVERDALE... CYPRESS...WILLOWBROOK...WESTBRANCH...FAIRBANKS / NORTHWEST CROSSING...FOUR CORNERS...GREATER INWOOD...BRIAR FOREST AND ADDICKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. && A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING FOR . LAT...LON 2961 9571 2969 9589 3007 9576 2995 9544 TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 207DEG 14KT 2972 9576
Local storm report, May 26, 5:07 PM CDT, 4 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
507 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0504 PM FLASH FLOOD 6 SSW KATY 29.72N 95.86W
05/26/2014 FORT BEND TX BROADCAST MEDIA
WATER INTERSECTION OF GRANDPARKWAY AND WESTPARK TOLLWAY
NEAR CINCO RANCH.
&&
EVENT NUMBER HGX1400098
39Special weather statement, May 26, 5:42 PM CDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 542 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014 TXZ199-200-213-262330- HARRIS TX-LIBERTY TX-MONTGOMERY TX- 542 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... AT 541 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT...OR NEAR SPRING...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HUMBLE...KINGWOOD...SPRING...GREATER GREENSPOINT...ALDINE...PATTON VILLAGE...ROMAN FOREST...WOODBRANCH...PLUM GROVE...SPLASHTOWN...BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT...ATASCOCITA...LAKE HOUSTON...NEW CANEY AND PORTER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. FUNNEL CLOUDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. && A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING FOR . LAT...LON 2992 9542 3005 9549 3025 9500 2995 9496 TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 249DEG 13KT 3000 9538
Special weather statement, May 26, 5:44 PM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
544 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014
TXZ200-213-214-227-237-238-262330-
BRAZORIA TX-GALVESTON TX-HARRIS TX-LIBERTY TX-CHAMBERS TX-
FORT BEND TX-
544 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
AT 543 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM EAST LITTLE YORK /
HOMESTEAD TO NEAR BONNEY...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PASADENA...PEARLAND...LEAGUE CITY...NORTHWESTERN BAYTOWN...
FRIENDSWOOD...LA PORTE...DEER PARK...ALVIN...NORTHERN ANGLETON...
DICKINSON...SOUTH HOUSTON...SANTA FE...NORTHWESTERN SEABROOK...GALENA
PARK...JACINTO CITY...WEBSTER...HITCHCOCK...MANVEL...MIDTOWN HOUSTON
AND CLEAR LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS. TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.
THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING FOR
.
LAT...LON 2971 9501 2975 9504 2975 9506 2978 9504
2975 9507 2970 9506 2973 9503 2970 9503
2970 9501 2922 9513 2920 9547 2995 9538
2997 9494
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 253DEG 11KT 2989 9532 2927 9542Local storm report, May 26, 6:22 PM CDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
622 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0602 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 WNW ALDINE 29.92N 95.41W
05/26/2014 HARRIS TX TRAINED SPOTTER
COMMUNITY STREETS FLOODED... WATER UP TO SIDE WALKS OF
STREETS.
&&
EVENT NUMBER HGX1400099
39Special weather statement, May 26, 6:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
635 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014
TXZ199-200-213-214-237-238-270015-
BRAZORIA TX-GALVESTON TX-HARRIS TX-LIBERTY TX-CHAMBERS TX-
MONTGOMERY TX-
635 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
AT 634 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM KINGWOOD TO ALVIN...AND
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PASADENA...PEARLAND...LEAGUE CITY...NORTHERN BAYTOWN...TEXAS CITY...
FRIENDSWOOD...LA PORTE...DEER PARK...ALVIN...DICKINSON...SOUTH
HOUSTON...HUMBLE...LA MARQUE...SANTA FE...WESTERN SEABROOK...GALENA
PARK...JACINTO CITY...WEBSTER...LIBERTY AND DAYTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING FOR
.
LAT...LON 2959 9468 2976 9469 2976 9481 2978 9504
2954 9502 2937 9483 2937 9538 3018 9525
3020 9462 3011 9450
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 271DEG 28KT 3007 9520 2943 9522The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 9:17 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Austin, Fort Bend, Wharton | 5 days |
| May 26, 9:17 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Jackson, Wharton | 27 hr |
| May 27, 2:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Madison, Washington | 90 min |
| May 27, 4:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Austin, Grimes, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Walker, Waller and 1 more | 63 min |
| May 27, 5:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Austin, Colorado, Fort Bend, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery and 4 more | 90 min |
| May 27, 5:51 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 114 min | |
| May 27, 6:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Brazoria, Chambers, Jackson, Matagorda, Wharton | 40 min |
| May 27, 7:04 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Harris | 26 min |
| May 27, 7:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Brazoria, Chambers, Matagorda | 69 min |
| May 27, 7:39 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 81 min | |
| May 27, 8:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Galveston | 31 min |
| May 27, 8:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Chambers | 47 min |
| May 27, 8:44 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 61 min | |
| May 27, 8:52 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 53 min | |
| May 27, 9:50 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 55 min | |
| May 27, 10:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria | 71 hr |
| May 27, 1:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Waller | 38 min |
| May 27, 2:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Grimes, Harris, Montgomery, Waller, Washington | 114 min |
| May 27, 4:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Austin, Grimes, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, San Jacinto and 2 more | 116 min |
| May 27, 4:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Austin, Grimes, Harris, Montgomery, Waller, Washington | 2 hr |
| May 27, 4:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Austin, Colorado, Fort Bend, Wharton | 116 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.