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River Flood Warning 129, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at Jun 16, 2015, 9:16 AM CDT for Jackson County, Texas. It took effect at Jun 17, 2015, 9:10 AM CDT. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 16, 2015, 9:16 AM CDT (14:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 17, 2015, 9:10 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2015, 8:56 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Jackson County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 156 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:16 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 Lavaca River near Edna (EDNT2). The gauge peaked at 29.72 ft at Jun 18, 2015, 10:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 20 ft
- Minor stage
- 21 ft
- Moderate stage
- 25 ft
- Major stage
- 28 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08164000, 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 Jun 16, 7:02 AM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 7:02 AM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 4:52 AM CDT, 4 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 452 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2015 TXZ163-164-176>179-195>199-211-212-171300- AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-GRIMES-HOUSTON-MADISON-MONTGOMERY-POLK- SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON- 452 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT EXPECT PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS DEEP MOISTURE LEVELS FROM TROPICAL STORM BILL CONTINUE TO PUMP INTO THE AREA FROM THE GULF. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL COULD DEVELOP EITHER WITH THE STRONGER STORMS OR WHERE ANY TRAINING SETS UP. FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TOO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY EXPECT PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY AS DEEP MOISTURE FROM THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM BILL CONTINUES TO PUMP INTO THE AREA FROM THE GULF. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL COULD DEVELOP EITHER WITH THE STRONGER STORMS OR WHERE ANY TRAINING SETS UP. EXPECT DECREASING RAIN COVERAGE BEGINNING ON THURSDAY. RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH THURSDAY ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 2 TO 4 INCHES TO THE EAST OF INTERSTATE 45 AND 5 TO 8 INCHES TO THE WEST OF INTERSTATE 45. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-171300- 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- 452 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT AS TROPICAL STORM BILL MOVES ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS. EXPECT PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS BILL APPROACHES MATAGORDA BAY. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THAT COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 MILE... ALONG WITH HIGH WINDS AND SEAS...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING. ADDITIONALLY...ELEVATED TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED AND THERE WILL BE A THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE COAST. ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE TOO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY EXPECT BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING HEAVY RAINFALL ON WEDNESDAY ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM BILL. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THAT COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 MILE...ALONG WITH LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING. CAUTION FLAGS AND ADVISORIES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS. ADDITIONALLY...ELEVATED TIDE LEVELS WILL PERSIST AND THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE COAST. EXPECT DECREASING RAIN COVERAGE AND GRADUALLY LOWERING WINDS AND TIDES BEGINNING ON THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TXZ200-210-213-214-226-227-235>238-171300- BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-GALVESTON-HARRIS-JACKSON- LIBERTY-MATAGORDA-WHARTON- 452 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT AS TROPICAL STORM BILL APPROACHES MATAGORDA BAY. EXPECT PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM BILL CONTINUES TO PUMP INTO THE AREA FROM THE GULF. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL COULD DEVELOP EITHER WITH THE STRONGER STORMS OR WHERE ANY TRAINING SETS UP. FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TOO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY EXPECT PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY AS DEEP MOISTURE FROM THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM BILL CONTINUES TO STREAM ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE GULF. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL COULD DEVELOP EITHER WITH THE STRONGER STORMS OR WHERE ANY TRAINING SETS UP. EXPECT DECREASING RAIN COVERAGE BEGINNING ON THURSDAY. RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH THURSDAY ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 2 TO 4 INCHES TO THE EAST OF INTERSTATE 45 AND 5 TO 8 INCHES TO THE WEST OF INTERSTATE 45. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 16, 7:31 AM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
731 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 AM TROPICAL STORM 28 E GALVESTON 29.23N 94.43W
06/16/2015 GMZ355 TX EMERGENCY MNGR
HIGHWAY 87 FROM ROLLOVER PASS TO HIGHWAY 124 CLOSED DUE
TO WATER AND DEBRIS OVER THE ROAD
0415 AM TROPICAL STORM BAYOU VISTA 29.33N 94.94W
06/16/2015 GALVESTON TX EMERGENCY MNGR
YARDS FLOODED IN PARTS OF UNICORPORATED HITCHCOCK AND
BAYOU VISTA. LOWEST ROADS HAD WATER ON THEM ABOUT AN
HOUR LATER.
0605 AM TROPICAL STORM 35 SE PALACIOS 28.35N 95.83W
06/16/2015 GMZ350 TX BUOY
KBQX PLATFORM REPORTED 28G53 KNOTS
&&
EVENT NUMBER HGX1500372 HGX1500373 HGX1500374
47Local storm report, Jun 16, 7:52 AM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
752 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 AM TROPICAL STORM 14 E PALACIOS 28.70N 96.00W
06/16/2015 MATAGORDA TX TRAINED SPOTTER
MEASURED 50 MPH W 60 MPH GUST AT COLORADO LOCKS
&&
EVENT NUMBER HGX1500375
47The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 10:21 PM CDT | Tropical Storm Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris and 4 more | 28 hr |
| Jun 16, 9:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Harris | 2 hr |
| Jun 16, 9:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Lavaca | 3 days |
| Jun 16, 9:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Jackson, Lavaca | 5 days |
| Jun 16, 9:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Jackson | 6 days |
| Jun 16, 9:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Austin, Fort Bend, Wharton | 6 days |
| Jun 16, 9:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Wharton | 11 days |
| Jun 16, 11:55 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Chambers, Harris | 65 min |
| Jun 16, 12:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Chambers | 26 min |
| Jun 16, 12:50 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 25 min | |
| Jun 16, 1:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Chambers, Liberty | 30 min |
| Jun 16, 1:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Chambers, Grimes, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Waller | 56 min |
| Jun 16, 4:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Matagorda | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 4:50 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | HGX | 41 hr | |
| Jun 16, 5:11 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Colorado, Jackson, Matagorda, Wharton | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 5:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Colorado, Jackson, Matagorda, Wharton | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 6:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Colorado, Jackson, Wharton | 37 min |
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.