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River Flood Warning 172, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

October 30, 2015Burleson County, Washington County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at Oct 30, 2015, 10:44 AM CDT for Burleson County, Washington County, Texas. It took effect at Oct 31, 2015, 10:20 AM CDT. It was in force for 30 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 30, 2015, 10:44 AM CDT (15:44 UTC)
In effect from: Oct 31, 2015, 10:20 AM CDT
Expired: Nov 1, 2015, 3:30 PM CST
In force: 30 hr
Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Burleson County, TX, Washington County, TX

The radar

The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:43 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 Davidson Creek near Lyons (LYNT2). The gauge peaked at 13.73 ft at Nov 1, 2015, 5:00 AM CST.

Action stage: 9 ft
Minor stage: 16 ft
Moderate stage: 18 ft
Major stage: 20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08110100, 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 30, 7:19 AM CDT, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 30, 7:19 AM CDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 30, 4:01 AM CDT, 6 hours 43 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
401 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015

GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-
227-235>238-311200-
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-
GALVESTON-GALVESTON BAY-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-
MADISON-MATAGORDA-MATAGORDA BAY-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-
TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
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-WHARTON-
401 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

EXPECT INCREASING SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE FROM WEST TO EAST
AS THE DAY PROGRESSES AND ON INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT. THERE
IS A CHANCE THAT SOME STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG OR SEVERE (DAMAGING
WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT)...
AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE TOO. IT WILL ALSO BECOME
BREEZY TODAY...AND WIND ADVISORIES MIGHT BE NEEDED. ALONG THE COAST...
ELEVATED TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY MORNING. THERE IS A
CHANCE THAT SOME STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG OR SEVERE (DAMAGING WINDS
AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT)...AND
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE TOO (RAINFALL TOTALS FRIDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 1 TO 3 INCHES
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE). RAIN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
WILL DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST AS THE DAY PROGRESSES ON SATURDAY...
AND A MAJORITY OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS SHOULD BE RAIN FREE IN TIME FOR
ANY EARLY EVENING OUTDOOR PLANS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE LATE TODAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 30, 4:12 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	HGX		39 hr
Oct 30, 4:24 AM CDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	HGX	Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston	25 hr
Oct 30, 10:44 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Burleson, Lee	5 days
Oct 30, 10:44 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Lavaca	48 hr
Oct 30, 11:35 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	HGX	Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Colorado and 17 more	28 hr
Oct 30, 12:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Burleson	34 min
Oct 30, 12:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	HGX	Burleson	20 min
Oct 30, 1:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Brazos, Burleson	42 min
Oct 30, 1:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	HGX	Brazos, Burleson	37 min
Oct 30, 4:55 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	HGX	Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Harris, Jackson, Matagorda	2 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.