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River Flood Warning 144, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

June 17, 2015Liberty County, Polk County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at Jun 17, 2015, 9:52 PM CDT for Liberty County, Polk County, Texas. It took effect at Jun 18, 2015, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 43 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 17, 2015, 9:52 PM CDT (02:52 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 18, 2015, 9:00 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 20, 2015, 4:25 AM CDT
In force
43 hr
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Liberty County, TX, Polk County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Menard Creek near Rye (RYET2). The gauge peaked at 21.76 ft at Jun 18, 2015, 8:00 AM CDT.

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Action stage
17 ft
Minor stage
20 ft
Moderate stage
23 ft
Major stage
28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08066300, 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 17, 9:24 PM CDT, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 9:24 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 7:28 AM CDT, 14 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
728 AM CDT WED JUN 17 2015

GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-181230-
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-
728 AM CDT WED JUN 17 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY.
ABOVE NORMAL SURF AT AREA BEACHES WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF
RIP CURRENTS. WATER LEVELS 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL AND WAVE
ACTION WILL RUN UP THE BEACH AND COULD APPROACH THE LOWEST LYING
ROADWAYS AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE LATER THIS MORNING AND PRODUCE
MINOR OVERWASH. IF GOING TO THE BEACH BE SURE TO ASK AND FOLLOW
ADVICE OF BEACH PATROL OFFICIALS AND LIFEGUARDS. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR
A LIFEGUARD AND AWAY FROM PIERS...JETTIES AND ROCK GROINS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

AFTER THURSDAY'S ONSHORE WINDS DIE OUT PER THE NORTHEAST EXIT OF
THE REMNANTS OF BILL...NO SIGIFICANT WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED
THIS WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO THE LOCAL
MEDIA...LAW ENFORCEMENT...OR THE LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE.

TXZ176>178-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-181230-
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-
GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA-
MONTGOMERY-SAN JACINTO-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-WHARTON-
728 AM CDT WED JUN 17 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TODAY...

FEEDER BANDS FORMING SOUTH OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION BILL MOVING
NORTH INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL PRODUCE PERIODIC HEAVY
RAINFALL THAT WILL LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING EPISODES THROUGH THE
DAY INTO EVENING HOURS. SINCE BILL HAS MADE LANDFALL...4 TO NEAR
8 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN FORECAST AREA
COUNTIES SURROUNDING MATAGORDA BAY AND EXTENDING UP INTO AUSTIN
...WALLER...AND GRIMES COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2
INCHES PER HOUR...WITH LOCALLY 3 TO 5 INCH AMOUNTS...WILL GENERATE
FLOODING ISSUES. THESE HEAVY RAIN BANDS WILL BE PASSING ACROSS
HOUSTON METRO DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS...EXACERBATING THE FLASH
FLOODING THREAT...NOT ONLY FROM SHEET OR RUN-OFF FLOODING BUT
FROM RISES IN THE LOCAL WATERSHEDS. REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND...DONT
DROWN...WHEN ENCOUNTERING ANY WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH UPON LOCAL
ROADWAYS. THE CHANCE FOR FLOODING TRANSITIONS FROM THE SOUTHERN
FORECAST AREA EARLIER TODAY TO THE NORTHERN FORECAST AREA LATTER
THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

LINGERING RAINFALL FROM THE REMNANTS OF BILL ON THURSDAY SHOULD
NOT POSE ANY IMMEDIATE FLOODING THREAT. THERE ARE MODEST
PROBABILITIES OF RETURNING SHOWERS AND STORMS BOTH FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY THAT COULD INDUCE SHORT-LIVED NUISANCE FLOODING CONCERNS...
ESPECIALLY OVER THOSE COUNTIES THAT HAVE RECENTLY RECEIVED HIGH
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM BILL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO THE
LOCAL MEDIA...LAW ENFORCEMENT...OR THE LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 17, 3:53 PM CDT, 5 hours 59 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 7:15 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningHGXColorado, Jackson, Matagorda, Wharton15 hr
Jun 18, 1:46 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXGrimes, Montgomery, Waller, Washington119 min
Jun 18, 2:36 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXGrimes, Montgomery, Walker, Waller4 hr
Jun 18, 3:34 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXHouston, Madison, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker3 hr
Jun 18, 3:51 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXHouston, Madison, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker3 hr
Jun 18, 4:47 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXAustin, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Grimes, Washington118 min
Jun 18, 6:30 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXGrimes, Houston, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto and 2 more3 hr
Jun 18, 6:48 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningHGXBrazos, Grimes, Montgomery, Waller, Washington3 hr
Jun 18, 7:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXHouston, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity49 min
Jun 18, 9:42 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningHGXGrimes, Houston, Madison, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Trinity and 1 more6 hr
Jun 18, 1:01 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXHarris, Montgomery59 min
Jun 18, 1:57 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXHarris, Liberty, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity and 1 more108 min
Jun 18, 2:20 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris, Waller3 days
Jun 18, 4:10 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXMadison, Walker48 hr

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.