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River Flood Warning 40, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

May 6, 2015Burleson County, Lee County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at May 6, 2015, 2:57 AM CDT for Burleson County, Lee County, Texas. It took effect at May 6, 2015, 12:29 PM CDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 6, 2015, 2:57 AM CDT (07:57 UTC)
In effect from
May 6, 2015, 12:29 PM CDT
Expired
May 10, 2015, 9:05 AM CDT
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Burleson County, TX, Lee County, TX

The radar

The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 Middle Yegua Creek near Dime Box (DMYT2). The gauge peaked at 12.00 ft at May 8, 2015, 12:00 AM CDT.

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Action stage
8 ft
Minor stage
10 ft
Moderate stage
15 ft
Major stage
20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08109700, 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 May 5, 11:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 5, 11:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 5, 11:42 PM CDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1142 PM CDT TUE MAY 5 2015

TXZ163-164-177>179-199-200-212>214-226-227-235>238-070445-
BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-FORT BEND-GALVESTON-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-
LIBERTY-MATAGORDA-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-
WALLER-WHARTON-
1142 PM CDT TUE MAY 5 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP AFTER
MIDNIGHT. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY
WINDS AND LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO MAINLY THE WESTERN HALF OF THE REGION ON
WEDNESDAY. A FEW OF THE STORMS WEST OF A MADISONVILLE TO TO
BELLVILLE TO COLUMBUS LINE COULD BECOME STRONG WITH LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

ANOTHER STRONG DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH SOUTHEAST TEXAS SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MONDAY. THIS FEATURE WILL TRIGGER ANOTHER EPISODE OF
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

TXZ176-195>198-210-211-070445-
AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-GRIMES-MADISON-WASHINGTON-
1142 PM CDT TUE MAY 5 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

STORMS MAY MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST BRINGING LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. ISOLATED RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO
3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO MAINLY THE WESTERN HALF OF THE REGION ON
WEDNESDAY. A FEW OF THE STORMS WEST OF A MADISONVILLE TO TO
BELLVILLE TO COLUMBUS LINE COULD BECOME STRONG WITH LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

ANOTHER STRONG DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH SOUTHEAST TEXAS SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MONDAY. THIS FEATURE WILL TRIGGER ANOTHER EPISODE OF
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-070445-
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-
1142 PM CDT TUE MAY 5 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 3 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR THE BAYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. THE STRONG WINDS HAVE
ALSO PRODUCED TIDE LEVELS 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL AND DANGEROUS
RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GALVESTON BEACHES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL PREVAIL FOR MUCH OF THE
WEEK. TIDES WILL LIKELY REMAIN ELEVATED AND RIP CURRENTS COULD
ALSO PERSIST FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 6, 3:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXBurleson41 min
May 6, 4:18 AM CDTTornado WarningHGXBurleson42 min
May 6, 4:52 AM CDTTornado WarningHGXBurleson, Washington23 min
May 6, 5:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXBrazos, Burleson, Grimes, Waller, Washington27 min
May 6, 5:28 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXBurleson, Washington2 hr
May 6, 6:21 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXBurleson114 min
May 6, 7:07 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXBrazos, Burleson, Washington83 min
May 6, 7:57 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazos, Burleson, Grimes, Waller, Washington2 hr
May 6, 8:33 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazos, Burleson, Washington117 min
May 6, 8:51 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXAustin, Waller, Washington114 min
May 6, 9:03 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXBurleson, Washington32 hr
May 6, 10:37 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXWaller113 min

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.