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River Flood Warning 162, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

October 25, 2015Brazoria County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at Oct 25, 2015, 9:20 AM CDT for Brazoria County, Texas. It took effect at Oct 25, 2015, 11:20 AM CDT. It was in force for 71 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 25, 2015, 9:20 AM CDT (14:20 UTC)
In effect from: Oct 25, 2015, 11:20 AM CDT
Expired: Oct 28, 2015, 10:20 AM CDT
In force: 71 hr
Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Brazoria County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 25, 5:34 AM CDT, 3 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 25, 5:34 AM CDT, 3 hours 46 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
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, 9:52 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Matagorda, Wharton	3 days
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	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

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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.