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Flash Flood Watch 5, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

May 19, 201619 counties in Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this flash flood watch at May 19, 2016, 3:52 AM CDT for 19 counties in Texas. It took effect at May 19, 2016, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 19, 2016, 3:52 AM CDT (08:52 UTC)
In effect from: May 19, 2016, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired: May 19, 2016, 4:36 PM CDT
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Flood severity: None

Counties Austin County, TX, Brazoria County, TX, Brazos County, TX, Burleson County, TX, Chambers County, TX, Colorado County, TX, Fort Bend County, TX, Galveston County, TX, Grimes County, TX, Harris County, TX, Jackson County, TX, Liberty County, TX, Matagorda County, TX, Montgomery County, TX, San Jacinto County, TX, Walker County, TX, Waller County, TX, Washington County, TX, Wharton County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:53 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 May 19, 3:50 AM CDT, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 19, 3:50 AM CDT, 2 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 19, 9:04 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Burleson, Lee	5 days
May 19, 9:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Colorado	46 min
May 19, 10:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Austin, Waller	46 min
May 19, 11:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Lavaca	48 min
May 19, 12:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Colorado, Fort Bend, Jackson, Wharton	45 min
May 19, 12:07 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		83 min
May 19, 12:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Austin, Colorado, Jackson, Wharton	48 min
May 19, 1:18 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Matagorda, Wharton	57 min
May 19, 1:26 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		64 min
May 19, 1:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Brazoria, Fort Bend, Matagorda	66 min
May 19, 1:52 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		53 min
May 19, 1:56 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		34 min
May 19, 1:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Matagorda	49 min
May 19, 2:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Matagorda	43 min
May 19, 2:16 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		89 min
May 19, 2:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Brazoria, Galveston	50 min
May 19, 2:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Brazoria, Galveston, Matagorda	53 min
May 19, 2:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	HGX	Brazoria, Galveston	35 min
May 19, 3:01 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Galveston	59 min
May 19, 3:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Chambers, Galveston, Harris	46 min
May 19, 3:24 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		96 min
May 19, 3:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Chambers, Galveston, Harris	59 min
May 19, 4:00 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Chambers, Galveston	60 min
May 19, 4:59 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		61 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.