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River Flood Warning 55, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at May 13, 2015, 9:06 PM CDT for Burleson County, Lee County, Texas. It was in force for 6 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 13, 2015, 9:06 PM CDT (02:06 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2015, 9:07 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 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 02:07 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 Middle Yegua Creek near Dime Box (DMYT2). The gauge peaked at 12.50 ft at May 16, 2015, 1:00 AM CDT.
- 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 13, 6:31 PM CDT, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 13, 6:31 PM CDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 13, 3:50 PM CDT, 5 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 350 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2015 TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-142100- AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND- GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA- MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON- WHARTON- 350 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS AND THE REGION WILL BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO REPEAT FLOODING WHEN RAIN RETURNS. ALTHOUGH EXTREME RAINFALL IS DIFFICULT TO FORECAST...THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...WITH A CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATIONS OF GREATER THAN AN INCH. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN LEADING TO FLOODING POTENTIAL WILL RESIDE ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 59 CORRIDOR. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL ALSO AGGRAVATE ONGOING RIVER FLOODING CONCERNS. ADDITIONALLY... AN ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT WILL EXIST THIS EVENING PRIMARILY ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN IN THE FORECAST INTO NEXT WEEK. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY AGGRAVATE ANY ONGOING FLOODING CONCERNS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH THE WEEK. GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-142100- 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- 350 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST WITH A LOW POSSIBILITY FOR WATERSPOUTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. ..SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... MARINERS ARE ENOURAGED TO REPORT ANY WATERSPOUTS OR FUNNEL CLOUDS THEY OBSERVER.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 13, 3:38 PM CDT, 5 hours 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
338 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0324 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 4 WSW GANADO 29.03N 96.57W
05/13/2015 JACKSON TX TRAINED SPOTTER
FUNNEL CLOUD OVER LAKE TEXANA...BETWEEN EDNA AND
GANADO.
&&
EVENT NUMBER HGX1500239
DCHSpecial weather statement, May 13, 4:07 PM CDT, 4 hours 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
407 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2015
TXZ235-132145-
JACKSON TX-
407 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY UNTIL 445
PM CDT...
AT 405 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
NEAR INEZ...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EDNA...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EDNA...VANDERBILT...AND LAKE TEXANA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
IF ON OR NEAR LAKE TEXANA...GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE TO SAFE
SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH
TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAN
PRODUCE LARGE CAPSIZING WAVES...EVEN ON SMALL BODIES OF WATER. MOVE
INTO DOCK AND SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW. DON'T BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN
A THUNDERSTORM.
&&
LAT...LON 2906 9682 2899 9652 2875 9664 2876 9667
2877 9668 2878 9670 2880 9670 2880 9671
2882 9671 2882 9672 2885 9670 2886 9672
2889 9673 2890 9676 2893 9680 2897 9681
2900 9682
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 193DEG 7KT 2885 9673
40Local storm report, May 13, 7:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 7:40 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HGX | Grimes, Montgomery | 12 hr |
| May 13, 7:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Harris, Liberty, Montgomery | 115 min |
| May 13, 8:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Harris | 62 min |
| May 14, 12:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Trinity, Walker | 45 days |
| May 14, 12:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Fayette | 35 min |
| May 14, 2:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Brazos | 66 min |
| May 14, 2:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Fort Bend | 46 min |
| May 14, 3:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Austin, Fort Bend, Harris, Waller | 2 hr |
| May 14, 3:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Madison | 49 min |
| May 14, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Grimes, Madison, Walker | 14 min |
| May 14, 3:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Montgomery, Walker | 38 min |
| May 14, 3:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Brazos, Grimes, Montgomery, Walker | 2 hr |
| May 14, 3:30 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris, Liberty, Montgomery | 57 hr |
| May 14, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Montgomery, Walker | 35 min |
| May 14, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Houston, Madison, Walker | 32 min |
| May 14, 4:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Houston, Madison, Trinity, Walker | 113 min |
| May 14, 4:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Houston | 45 min |
| May 14, 5:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Harris, Montgomery | 58 min |
| May 14, 6:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Fort Bend | 58 min |
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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.