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River Flood Warning 85, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

May 26, 2015Harris County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at May 26, 2015, 1:16 AM CDT for Harris County, Texas. It took effect at May 26, 2015, 3:54 AM CDT. It was in force for 19 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 26, 2015, 1:16 AM CDT (06:16 UTC)
In effect from: May 26, 2015, 3:54 AM CDT
Expired: May 26, 2015, 10:43 PM CDT
In force: 19 hr
Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Harris County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Buffalo Bayou at Shepherd Drive (BBST2).

Action stage: 17 ft
Minor stage: 28 ft
Moderate stage: 29.5 ft
Major stage: 32 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08074000, 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 26, 1:05 AM CDT, 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 1:05 AM CDT, 11 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 25, 11:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 25, 11:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 25, 11:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1143 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015

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

1124 PM     FLASH FLOOD      6 WSW HOUSTON           29.74N  95.48W
05/25/2015                   HARRIS             TX   AMATEUR RADIO

            AMATEUR RADIO REPORTS 3.5 FEET OF WATER ON STREETS AND
            WATER IN SOME OF THE HOUSES IN THE LARCHMONT SUBDIVISION
            NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF RICHMOND AND CHIMNEY ROCK

&&

CORRECTED REMARKS

EVENT NUMBER HGX1500288

MH

Local storm report, May 26, 12:01 AM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1201 AM CDT TUE MAY 26 2015

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

1134 PM     FLASH FLOOD      N PASADENA              29.66N  95.15W
05/25/2015                   HARRIS             TX   AMATEUR RADIO

            2 FEET OF WATER AT RICHEY ROAD AND STATE HIGHWAY 225

&&

EVENT NUMBER HGX1500289

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Local storm report, May 26, 12:03 AM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1203 AM CDT TUE MAY 26 2015

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

1159 PM     FLASH FLOOD      10 SW HOUSTON           29.67N  95.50W
05/25/2015                   HARRIS             TX   AMATEUR RADIO

            CARS STALLED AT BEECHNUT AND WILCREST DUE TO HIGH WATER

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EVENT NUMBER HGX1500290

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Local storm report, May 26, 12:22 AM CDT, 54 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
May 25, 7:09 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Grimes, Waller and 1 more	6 hr
May 25, 7:11 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Grimes, Houston, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto and 2 more	3 hr
May 25, 7:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Austin, Colorado, Waller, Washington	49 min
May 25, 7:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker	47 min
May 25, 7:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Austin, Grimes, Harris, Montgomery, Walker, Waller and 1 more	62 min
May 25, 7:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	HGX	Grimes, Harris, Montgomery, Walker, Waller	25 min
May 25, 7:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Austin, Colorado, Waller, Washington	47 min
May 25, 8:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Liberty, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity	35 min
May 25, 8:27 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Walker	3 hr
May 25, 8:29 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Madison, Walker	62 hr
May 25, 8:31 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Harris, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Walker	3 hr
May 25, 8:35 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Austin, Colorado, Grimes, Harris, Montgomery, Waller	3 hr
May 25, 8:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Fort Bend, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Waller	64 min
May 25, 8:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Fort Bend, Harris	30 min
May 25, 8:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Polk	28 min
May 25, 8:54 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris, Montgomery, San Jacinto	3 hr
May 25, 9:06 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		54 min
May 25, 9:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Austin, Colorado, Fort Bend, Waller, Washington, Wharton	51 min
May 25, 9:11 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Chambers, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto	3 hr
May 25, 9:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Fort Bend, Harris	47 min
May 25, 9:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris, Waller	64 min
May 25, 9:50 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		85 min
May 25, 10:03 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	13 hr
May 25, 10:23 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	7 days
May 25, 10:43 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	6 hr
May 25, 10:52 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	HGX	Fort Bend, Harris	113 min
May 25, 11:04 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	6 hr
May 25, 11:11 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Austin, Colorado, Fort Bend, Waller, Wharton	2 hr
May 25, 11:13 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Brazos, Grimes, Madison	8 days
May 25, 11:13 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Burleson, Washington	45 hr
May 25, 11:13 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Burleson, Lee	37 hr
May 25, 11:19 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	17 hr
May 25, 11:36 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris, Montgomery	20 hr
May 25, 11:36 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	6 days
May 25, 11:40 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris	3 hr
May 25, 11:40 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	11 hr
May 25, 11:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Jackson	45 min
May 25, 11:53 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	7 days
May 26, 12:17 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	11 hr
May 26, 12:35 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	HGX	Fort Bend, Harris	115 min
May 26, 12:36 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Brazoria, Fort Bend, Jackson, Matagorda, Wharton	3 hr
May 26, 12:49 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		86 min
May 26, 12:52 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	6 days
May 26, 12:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Brazoria, Fort Bend, Matagorda, Wharton	47 min
May 26, 1:16 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	21 hr
May 26, 1:16 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	10 hr
May 26, 1:16 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	21 hr
May 26, 1:25 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Fort Bend, Wharton	95 min
May 26, 1:30 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	9 hr
May 26, 1:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris	49 min
May 26, 2:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	9 hr
May 26, 2:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	9 hr
May 26, 2:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	9 hr
May 26, 2:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	7 days
May 26, 2:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	10 hr
May 26, 2:16 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		29 min
May 26, 2:20 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	6 days
May 26, 2:21 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	HGX	Fort Bend, Harris	114 min
May 26, 2:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Fort Bend, Wharton	47 min
May 26, 2:30 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	HGX	Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty and 2 more	3 hr
May 26, 2:36 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Colorado, Wharton	4 days
May 26, 2:40 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Lavaca	36 hr
May 26, 3:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Brazoria, Fort Bend	39 min
May 26, 3:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Brazoria, Galveston, Harris	47 min
May 26, 3:59 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		46 min
May 26, 4:10 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	HGX	Fort Bend, Harris	110 min
May 26, 4:46 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Austin, Colorado, Washington	119 min
May 26, 5:07 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Montgomery	71 hr
May 26, 5:07 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris, Waller	8 days
May 26, 5:07 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	18 hr
May 26, 5:07 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris, Montgomery	7 days
May 26, 5:07 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris, Montgomery	7 days
May 26, 5:38 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Austin, Washington	82 min
May 26, 5:52 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	HGX	Fort Bend, Harris	9 hr
May 26, 6:11 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Grimes, Waller	2 hr
May 26, 7:07 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Austin, Fort Bend, Wharton	5 days
May 26, 7:07 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Brazoria, Fort Bend, Wharton	11 days
May 26, 9:28 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Matagorda, Wharton	51 hr
May 26, 9:28 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Jackson	3 days
May 26, 9:34 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Matagorda, Wharton	5 days

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.