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River Flood Warning 154, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

October 24, 2015Matagorda County, Wharton County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at Oct 24, 2015, 9:52 PM CDT for Matagorda County, Wharton County, Texas. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 24, 2015, 9:52 PM CDT (02:52 UTC)
Expired: Oct 27, 2015, 10:05 PM CDT
In force: 3 days
Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Major

Counties Matagorda County, TX, Wharton County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Tres Palacios River near Midfield (MTPT2). The gauge peaked at 30.09 ft at Oct 25, 2015, 11:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 15 ft
Minor stage: 24 ft
Moderate stage: 26 ft
Major stage: 29 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08162600, 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 Oct 24, 7:09 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 24, 7:09 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 24, 4:04 PM CDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
404 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-251300-
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-
404 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT ALONG THE COAST LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. THE REMNANTS
OF HURRICANE PATRICIA AND AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL
CREATE A THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE REGION...LEADING TO FLASH
FLOODING. THE TIMING FOR THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING
ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST...AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN ADDITION TO
A TORNADO OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MINOR TO MODERATE TIDAL OVERFLOW
AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING ACROSS THE
REGION AS A STORM SYSTEM DEPARTS THE REGION. RAIN TOTALS THROUGH
MONDAY ARE EXPECTED TO APPROACH 4 TO 6 INCHES NORTH OF A COLUMBUS
TO CLEVELAND LINE WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES SOUTH OF THAT LINE. LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

ABOVE NORMAL TIDES WILL CONTINUE TO PRESENT FLOODING PROBLEMS FOR LOW
LYING AREAS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND ALONG THE BAY SHORES INTO
MONDAY. STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS ANTICIPATED THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-251300-
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-
404 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR THE
GULF WATERS...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS A STRONG
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Oct 24, 7:01 PM CDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before

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Local storm report, Oct 24, 7:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before

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Local storm report, Oct 24, 7:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
745 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0735 PM     FLASH FLOOD      HOUSTON                 29.77N  95.39W
10/24/2015                   HARRIS             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            KATY FREEWAY EXIT RAMP TO NORTH FREEWAY TOTAL CLOSURE
            DUE TO HIGH WATER.

&&

CORRECTED REMARKS

EVENT NUMBER HGX1500506

BUBBA

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 24, 7:20 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty and 3 more	3 hr
Oct 24, 8:08 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	27 hr
Oct 24, 8:18 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Brazoria, Fort Bend, Jackson, Matagorda, Wharton	3 hr
Oct 24, 8:35 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Austin, Colorado, Grimes, Madison, Waller, Washington	3 hr
Oct 24, 9:13 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		62 min
Oct 24, 9:42 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Grimes, Madison and 1 more	108 min
Oct 24, 10:15 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris, Liberty	3 hr
Oct 24, 10:50 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Harris, Liberty	3 hr
Oct 24, 11:12 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Brazoria, Fort Bend, Matagorda, Wharton	2 hr
Oct 24, 11:30 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Fort Bend, Grimes and 7 more	3 hr
Oct 25, 12:22 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	32 hr
Oct 25, 12:27 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	19 hr
Oct 25, 12:36 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	24 hr
Oct 25, 12:43 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	7 hr
Oct 25, 12:57 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	24 hr
Oct 25, 1:11 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty and 2 more	3 hr
Oct 25, 4:45 AM CDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	HGX	Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Harris, Matagorda	5 hr
Oct 25, 9:20 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Austin, Fort Bend, Wharton	5 days
Oct 25, 9:20 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Brazoria, Fort Bend, Wharton	3 days
Oct 25, 9:20 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Brazoria	3 days
Oct 25, 9:20 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	15 hr
Oct 25, 9:20 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Burleson, Lee	38 hr
Oct 25, 9:20 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Jackson	44 hr
Oct 25, 2:29 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Burleson, Washington	27 hr
Oct 25, 3:48 PM CDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	HGX	Galveston	6 hr
Oct 25, 4:42 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Brazoria, Harris	24 hr
Oct 25, 4:42 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Galveston, Harris	6 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.