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River Flood Warning 145, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

June 18, 2015Harris County, Waller County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at Jun 18, 2015, 2:20 PM CDT for Harris County, Waller County, Texas. It took effect at Jun 19, 2015, 5:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 66 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 18, 2015, 2:20 PM CDT (19:20 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 19, 2015, 5:00 AM CDT
Expired: Jun 21, 2015, 11:29 PM CDT
In force: 66 hr
Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Harris County, TX, Waller County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Cypress Creek near Hockley (KHOT2). The gauge peaked at 154.82 ft at Jun 19, 2015, 6:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 154.3 ft
Minor stage: 157.3 ft
Moderate stage: 159.3 ft
Major stage: 160.6 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08068720, 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 18, 1:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 1:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 17, 7:15 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	HGX	Colorado, Jackson, Matagorda, Wharton	15 hr
Jun 17, 9:52 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Liberty, Polk	55 hr
Jun 18, 1:46 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Grimes, Montgomery, Waller, Washington	119 min
Jun 18, 2:36 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Grimes, Montgomery, Walker, Waller	4 hr
Jun 18, 3:34 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Houston, Madison, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker	3 hr
Jun 18, 3:51 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Houston, Madison, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker	3 hr
Jun 18, 4:47 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Grimes, Washington	118 min
Jun 18, 6:30 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Grimes, Houston, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto and 2 more	3 hr
Jun 18, 6:48 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	HGX	Brazos, Grimes, Montgomery, Waller, Washington	3 hr
Jun 18, 7:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Houston, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity	49 min
Jun 18, 9:42 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	HGX	Grimes, Houston, Madison, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Trinity and 1 more	6 hr
Jun 18, 1:01 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Harris, Montgomery	59 min
Jun 18, 1:57 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity and 1 more	108 min
Jun 18, 4:10 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Madison, Walker	48 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Texas, 2015 Every 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.