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River Flood Warning 36, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

April 18, 2015Jackson County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at Apr 18, 2015, 8:41 PM CDT for Jackson County, Texas. It was in force for 57 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 18, 2015, 8:41 PM CDT (01:41 UTC)
Expired: Apr 21, 2015, 5:52 AM CDT
In force: 57 hr
Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Jackson County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 156 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Lavaca River near Edna (EDNT2). The gauge peaked at 24.53 ft at Apr 19, 2015, 6:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 20 ft
Minor stage: 21 ft
Moderate stage: 25 ft
Major stage: 28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08164000, 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 Apr 18, 6:10 PM CDT, 2 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 18, 6:10 PM CDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 18, 4:42 PM CDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
442 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2015

GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-
227-235>238-191200-
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-
442 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

EXPECT SCATTERED TO OCCASIONALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG OR SEVERE.
DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED
TO BE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS WITH THE STRONGER ACTIVITY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MIGHT BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 18, 4:12 PM CDT, 4 hours 29 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 18, 4:20 PM CDT, 4 hours 21 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 18, 4:28 PM CDT, 4 hours 13 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 18, 5:54 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
554 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2015

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

0555 PM     TSTM WND DMG     10 WNW BAY CITY         29.03N  96.12W
04/17/2015                   MATAGORDA          TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            CLEMVILLE RESIDENT HAD DAMAGE TO BARN AND AC WINDOW
            UNIT...DAMAGE TO PUMP HOUSE...NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN
            YARD.

&&

EVENT NUMBER HGX1500096

DCH

Local storm report, Apr 18, 5:56 PM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
556 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2015

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

0705 PM     TSTM WND DMG     10 WNW BAY CITY         29.03N  96.12W
04/17/2015                   MATAGORDA          TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            CLEMVILLE RESIDENT HAD DAMAGE TO BARN AND AC WINDOW
            UNIT...DAMAGE TO PUMP HOUSE...NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN
            YARD.

&&

CORRECTED EVENT TIME

EVENT NUMBER HGX1500096

DCH

Local storm report, Apr 18, 5:58 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 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
Apr 18, 8:41 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Brazoria	5 days
Apr 18, 8:41 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Jackson, Lavaca	17 hr
Apr 18, 9:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Brazos, Burleson, Houston, Madison	52 min
Apr 18, 10:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Brazos, Grimes, Houston, Madison, Walker, Washington	60 min
Apr 18, 11:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity	56 min
Apr 18, 11:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Austin, Montgomery, Waller	51 min
Apr 18, 11:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Houston, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity	40 min
Apr 19, 3:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Burleson	44 min
Apr 19, 3:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Burleson, Washington	50 min
Apr 19, 3:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Brazos	35 min
Apr 19, 3:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Washington	61 min
Apr 19, 3:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Brazos, Grimes, Madison	30 min
Apr 19, 4:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Washington	44 min
Apr 19, 4:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Madison	23 min
Apr 19, 4:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Washington	40 min
Apr 19, 4:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Grimes, Houston, Madison, Walker	36 min
Apr 19, 4:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Grimes, Harris, Waller, Washington	44 min
Apr 19, 4:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Burleson, Washington	25 min
Apr 19, 4:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Houston, Trinity	31 min
Apr 19, 5:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Grimes, Walker	21 min
Apr 19, 5:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Grimes, Harris, Montgomery, Waller	48 min
Apr 19, 5:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Houston, Trinity, Walker	29 min
Apr 19, 5:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Trinity	31 min
Apr 19, 5:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Walker	28 min
Apr 19, 5:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Grimes, Walker	28 min
Apr 19, 5:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Harris, Montgomery, Waller	65 min
Apr 19, 5:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Grimes, Harris, Montgomery, Waller	31 min
Apr 19, 6:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Waller	47 min
Apr 19, 6:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Walker	29 min
Apr 19, 6:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Austin	24 min
Apr 19, 6:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Austin, Colorado, Waller	33 min
Apr 19, 6:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Harris	119 min
Apr 19, 6:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Harris, Liberty, Montgomery	37 min
Apr 19, 6:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	HGX	Harris, Liberty	34 min
Apr 19, 6:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Austin, Colorado, Waller	28 min
Apr 19, 6:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Harris	47 min
Apr 19, 6:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Austin, Fort Bend, Harris, Waller	31 min

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.