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River Flood Warning 110, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at May 26, 2015, 9:29 PM CDT for Harris County, Texas. It took effect at May 27, 2015, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 26, 2015, 9:29 PM CDT (02:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 27, 2015, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 30, 2015, 2:39 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Harris County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:30 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 Jacinto River near Sheldon (SHLT2).
- Action stage
- 8 ft
- Minor stage
- 10 ft
- Moderate stage
- 13 ft
- Major stage
- 15 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08072050, 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, 7:11 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 7:11 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 3:44 PM CDT, 5 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 344 PM CDT TUE MAY 26 2015 TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-272045- 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- 344 PM CDT TUE MAY 26 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. IN THE MEANTIME...THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND A QUICK COUPLE INCHES OF RAIN. AREAS IN THE HOUSTON METRO AREA THAT RECEIVED TORRENTIAL RAINFALL LAST NIGHT WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE FOR FLASH FLOODING AGAIN SHOULD ONE OF THESE LOCALIZED CELLS MOVE RIGHT OVERHEAD. WE WILL BE WATCHING THE STORMS DEVELOPING IN NORTH AND WEST TEXAS. WITH A VERY FEW EXCEPTIONS...MOST DATA SUGGESTS THIS ACTIVITY WILL DISSIPATE BEFORE REACHING SOUTHEAST TEXAS. AT THE BEACH...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND ABOVE NORMAL SURF HEIGHTS CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...BUT WILL PROBABLY BE SCATTERED IN NATURE SIMILAR TO WHAT WE SEE IN THE SUMMER. RAIN CHANCES INCREASE AGAIN HEADED INTO THE THE WEEKEND AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE PLAINS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED. PLEASE SEND REPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER AND FLASH FLOODING VIA TWITTER OR FACEBOOK AT NWSHOUSTON. GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-272045- 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- 344 PM CDT TUE MAY 26 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WITH ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS IN PLACE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY MODERATE ONSHORE WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE. THERE MAY BE PERIODS WHERE SMALL CRAFT CAUTION OR ADVISORIES MIGHT BE REQUIRED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 10:42 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Lavaca | 16 hr |
| May 27, 12:54 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | HGX | 9 hr | |
| May 27, 1:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Houston, Madison | 55 min |
| May 27, 2:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Brazos | 45 min |
| May 27, 2:44 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Brazos, Houston, Madison | 3 hr |
| May 27, 2:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Houston, Trinity | 35 min |
| May 27, 3:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Polk, Trinity | 29 min |
| May 27, 3:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Madison | 48 min |
| May 27, 3:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Trinity | 44 min |
| May 27, 3:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Trinity | 27 min |
| May 27, 3:49 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Brazos, Grimes, Madison, Montgomery, Walker | 116 min |
| May 27, 3:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | HGX | Fort Bend, Harris, Montgomery | 7 hr |
| May 27, 4:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker | 30 min |
| May 27, 4:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Brazos, Grimes, Houston, Madison, Montgomery, Walker | 3 hr |
| May 27, 4:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Polk | 50 min |
| May 27, 4:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Brazos, Grimes, Montgomery, Walker, Waller, Washington | 117 min |
| May 27, 4:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Polk, San Jacinto | 3 hr |
| May 27, 4:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Montgomery | 44 min |
| May 27, 4:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Montgomery, Walker | 3 hr |
| May 27, 5:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Grimes, Montgomery, Waller, Washington | 3 hr |
| May 27, 5:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Waller, Washington | 3 hr |
| May 27, 5:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Liberty | 46 min |
| May 27, 5:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Austin, Brazos, Chambers, Fort Bend, Harris, Liberty and 2 more | 39 min |
| May 27, 5:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto | 3 hr |
| May 27, 5:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Austin, Grimes, Harris, Montgomery, Waller, Washington | 3 hr |
| May 27, 6:02 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 58 min | |
| May 27, 6:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Austin, Chambers, Harris, Waller | 71 min |
| May 27, 6:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Chambers, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Waller | 3 hr |
| May 27, 6:21 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 114 min | |
| May 27, 6:58 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Austin, Colorado, Washington | 3 hr |
| May 27, 7:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Brazoria, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston | 55 min |
| May 27, 7:06 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 30 hr |
| May 27, 7:06 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 6 days |
| May 27, 7:16 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Waller | 3 hr |
| May 27, 7:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Austin, Colorado, Waller | 35 min |
| May 27, 8:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria | 3 days |
| May 27, 8:13 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 2 hr | |
| May 27, 8:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Waller | 50 min |
| May 27, 8:44 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Austin, Harris, Waller | 2 hr |
| May 27, 9:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 10 hr |
| May 27, 9:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 10 hr |
| May 27, 9:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Fort Bend, Harris | 6 days |
| May 27, 11:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Austin, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Waller | 10 days |
Nearby
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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.