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Flash Flood Watch 11, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this flash flood watch at Aug 29, 2016, 3:19 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Aug 29, 2016, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2016, 3:19 AM CDT (08:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 29, 2016, 4:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2016, 10:11 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Brazoria County, TX, Chambers County, TX, Galveston County, TX, Matagorda County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 flash flood watch went out at Aug 28, 6:50 PM CDT, 8 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 28, 6:50 PM CDT, 8 hours 29 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 28, 4:29 AM CDT, 22 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 429 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2016 GMZ335-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-290930- AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND- GALVESTON-GALVESTON BAY-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY- MADISON-MATAGORDA-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER- WALLER-WASHINGTON-WHARTON- 429 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH THE HIGHEST RAIN CHANCES TOWARD THE COAST. SOME OF THE RAIN COULD BECOME LOCALLY HEAVY NEAR THE COAST. DAYTIME HEATING WILL TRIGGER ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER INLAND AREAS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL AGAIN ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. A DRYING TREND IS IN STORE FOR THE REGION DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE WORK WEEK. .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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2:33 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 57 min | |
| Aug 29, 2:50 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Brazoria, Galveston, Matagorda | 55 min |
| Aug 29, 3:43 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Brazoria, Galveston, Matagorda | 2 hr |
| Aug 29, 8:44 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Brazoria | 3 hr |
| Aug 29, 5:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity | 57 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.