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River Flood Warning 111, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

May 26, 2015Lavaca County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at May 26, 2015, 10:42 PM CDT for Lavaca County, Texas. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 26, 2015, 10:42 PM CDT (03:42 UTC)
Expired
May 27, 2015, 3:09 PM CDT
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Lavaca County, TX

The radar

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:45 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 Navidad River at Sublime (SBMT2). The gauge peaked at 24.68 ft at May 27, 2015, 5:00 AM CDT.

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Action stage
20 ft
Minor stage
24 ft
Moderate stage
25 ft
Major stage
26 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08164300, 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, 10:00 PM CDT, 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 10:00 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 3:44 PM CDT, 6 hours 58 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 9:29 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris4 days
May 27, 12:54 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryHGX9 hr
May 27, 1:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXHouston, Madison55 min
May 27, 2:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXBrazos45 min
May 27, 2:44 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazos, Houston, Madison3 hr
May 27, 2:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXHouston, Trinity35 min
May 27, 3:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXPolk, Trinity29 min
May 27, 3:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXMadison48 min
May 27, 3:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXTrinity44 min
May 27, 3:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXTrinity27 min
May 27, 3:49 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazos, Grimes, Madison, Montgomery, Walker116 min
May 27, 3:59 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchHGXFort Bend, Harris, Montgomery7 hr
May 27, 4:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXPolk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker30 min
May 27, 4:14 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXBrazos, Grimes, Houston, Madison, Montgomery, Walker3 hr
May 27, 4:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXPolk50 min
May 27, 4:33 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazos, Grimes, Montgomery, Walker, Waller, Washington117 min
May 27, 4:43 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXPolk, San Jacinto3 hr
May 27, 4:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXMontgomery44 min
May 27, 4:57 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXMontgomery, Walker3 hr
May 27, 5:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXGrimes, Montgomery, Waller, Washington3 hr
May 27, 5:11 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXBrazos, Burleson, Grimes, Waller, Washington3 hr
May 27, 5:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXLiberty46 min
May 27, 5:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXAustin, Brazos, Chambers, Fort Bend, Harris, Liberty and 2 more39 min
May 27, 5:31 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXHarris, Liberty, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto3 hr
May 27, 5:45 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXAustin, Grimes, Harris, Montgomery, Waller, Washington3 hr
May 27, 6:02 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX58 min
May 27, 6:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXAustin, Chambers, Harris, Waller71 min
May 27, 6:14 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXChambers, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Waller3 hr
May 27, 6:21 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX114 min
May 27, 6:58 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXAustin, Colorado, Washington3 hr
May 27, 7:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXBrazoria, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston55 min
May 27, 7:06 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris30 hr
May 27, 7:06 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris6 days
May 27, 7:16 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Waller3 hr
May 27, 7:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXAustin, Colorado, Waller35 min
May 27, 8:03 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXBrazoria3 days
May 27, 8:13 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX2 hr
May 27, 8:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXWaller50 min
May 27, 8:44 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXAustin, Harris, Waller2 hr
May 27, 9:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris10 hr
May 27, 9:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris10 hr
May 27, 9:22 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXFort Bend, Harris6 days
May 27, 11:18 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXAustin, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Waller10 days

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Texas, 2015Every river flood warning in 2015

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.