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River Flood Warning 203, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

December 13, 2015Liberty County, Polk County, San Jacinto County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at Dec 13, 2015, 9:46 AM CST for Liberty County, Polk County, San Jacinto County, Texas. It took effect at Dec 13, 2015, 9:42 PM CST. It was in force for 8 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 13, 2015, 9:46 AM CST (15:46 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 13, 2015, 9:42 PM CST
Expired: Dec 21, 2015, 1:41 PM CST
In force: 8 days
Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Moderate

Counties Liberty County, TX, Polk County, TX, San Jacinto County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Trinity River near Goodrich (GRIT2). The gauge peaked at 38.88 ft at Dec 16, 2015, 5:00 PM CST.

Action stage: 33 ft
Minor stage: 36 ft
Moderate stage: 38 ft
Major stage: 41 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08066250, 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 Dec 13, 3:58 AM CST, 5 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 13, 3:58 AM CST, 5 hours 48 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 13, 4:19 AM CST, 5 hours 27 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 13, 5:57 AM CST, 3 hours 49 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 13, 6:59 AM CST, 2 hours 47 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 13, 7:48 AM CST, 1 hour 58 minutes before

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Local storm report, Dec 13, 8:49 AM CST, 57 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 13, 8:56 AM CST, 50 minutes before

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Local storm report, Dec 13, 9:32 AM CST, 14 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
Dec 12, 6:00 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Harris, Montgomery, Waller	30 min
Dec 12, 7:52 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Walker	38 min
Dec 12, 8:37 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Brazos	53 min
Dec 12, 9:02 PM CST	Flash Flood Watch	HGX	Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Houston, Madison, Montgomery and 3 more	13 hr
Dec 12, 9:04 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Grimes, Madison and 1 more	4 hr
Dec 13, 1:16 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Montgomery	44 min
Dec 13, 2:04 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Brazoria	26 min
Dec 13, 2:20 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	HGX		40 min
Dec 13, 2:54 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Brazos, Burleson	81 min
Dec 13, 3:50 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Brazos, Burleson, Madison, Washington	55 min
Dec 13, 3:57 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Brazos, Burleson	33 min
Dec 13, 4:30 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Austin, Brazos, Colorado, Grimes, Houston, Madison and 3 more	75 min
Dec 13, 5:57 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Austin, Colorado, Fort Bend, Harris, Houston, Jackson and 6 more	63 min
Dec 13, 6:59 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Fort Bend, Harris, Jackson, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery and 3 more	61 min
Dec 13, 7:19 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	HGX		116 min
Dec 13, 7:47 AM CST	Beach Hazards Statement	HGX	Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Matagorda	10 hr
Dec 13, 7:48 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Brazoria, Chambers, Harris, Liberty, Matagorda, Polk	72 min
Dec 13, 8:21 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	HGX		24 min
Dec 13, 8:23 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Polk	112 min
Dec 13, 8:56 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	HGX		49 min
Dec 13, 8:56 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Chambers, Galveston	64 min
Dec 13, 9:13 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	HGX		2 hr
Dec 13, 9:41 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	HGX		49 min
Dec 13, 9:46 AM CST	River Flood Warning	HGX	Brazos, Grimes, Madison	5 days
Dec 13, 10:00 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	HGX		45 min
Dec 13, 10:19 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Chambers, Galveston, Liberty	56 min
Dec 13, 11:12 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	HGX		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.