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River Flood Warning 124, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

April 30, 2016Liberty County, Polk County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at Apr 30, 2016, 10:29 AM CDT for Liberty County, Polk County, Texas. It took effect at Apr 30, 2016, 9:34 PM CDT. It was in force for 57 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 30, 2016, 10:29 AM CDT (15:29 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 30, 2016, 9:34 PM CDT
Expired: May 3, 2016, 7:00 AM CDT
In force: 57 hr
Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Liberty County, TX, Polk County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Menard Creek near Rye (RYET2). The gauge peaked at 22.59 ft at May 2, 2016, 7:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 17 ft
Minor stage: 20 ft
Moderate stage: 23 ft
Major stage: 28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08066300, 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 Apr 30, 9:58 AM CDT, 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 9:58 AM CDT, 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 30, 7:51 AM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
751 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016

TXZ163-164-177>179-199-200-213-214-227-236>238-011300-
BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-FORT BEND-GALVESTON-HARRIS-HOUSTON-LIBERTY-
MATAGORDA-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-
751 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION THIS
MORNING...WITH THE STRONGER STORMS MOSTLY ALONG AND NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 10. DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH
LOCALIZED STREET FLOODING SECONDARY. A BREAK IN THE WEATHER IS
THEN EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE DAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

UNSETTLED WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED INTO TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL ROUNDS
OF SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED. STRONG STORMS AND HEAVY RAIN
CANNOT BE RULED OUT. KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED AFTER THIS MORNING.

GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-011300-
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-
751 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS LATER THIS MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

UNSETTLED WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED INTO TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL ROUNDS
OF SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHER
NEAR STORMS. KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

TXZ176-195>198-210>212-226-235-011300-
AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-GRIMES-JACKSON-MADISON-WALLER-
WASHINGTON-WHARTON-
751 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION THIS
MORNING...WITH THE STRONGER STORMS MOSTLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10.
DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH LOCALIZED STREET
FLOODING SECONDARY. A BREAK IN THE WEATHER IS THEN EXPECTED FOR
MUCH OF THE DAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

UNSETTLED WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED INTO TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL ROUNDS
OF SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED. STRONG STORMS AND HEAVY RAIN
CANNOT BE RULED OUT. KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 30, 7:34 AM CDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Houston/Galveston TX
734 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016

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

0624 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SSW CALDWELL          30.46N  96.74W
04/30/2016                   BURLESON           TX   PUBLIC

            TREE DAMAGE IN DEANVILLE.

&&

EVENT NUMBER HGX1600117

BLOOD

Local storm report, Apr 30, 8:26 AM CDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Houston/Galveston TX
826 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016

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

0638 AM     TSTM WND DMG     SNOOK                   30.49N  96.47W
04/30/2016                   BURLESON           TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREES DOWN IN SNOOK.

&&

EVENT NUMBER HGX1600118

BLOOD

Special weather statement, Apr 30, 8:56 AM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 30, 9:10 AM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 30, 9:21 AM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 30, 9:41 AM CDT, 48 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
Apr 29, 7:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Houston, Trinity	48 min
Apr 30, 12:56 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Houston	3 hr
Apr 30, 1:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Houston	62 min
Apr 30, 1:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Madison	24 min
Apr 30, 1:34 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Madison	116 min
Apr 30, 2:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Houston, Trinity, Walker	40 min
Apr 30, 2:33 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Houston, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker	117 min
Apr 30, 2:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Grimes, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker	44 min
Apr 30, 3:34 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker	116 min
Apr 30, 5:38 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto	2 hr
Apr 30, 5:51 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Fort Bend, Grimes and 5 more	39 min
Apr 30, 5:56 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto	79 min
Apr 30, 6:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Grimes, Madison and 2 more	42 min
Apr 30, 7:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Grimes, Harris, Houston, Liberty, Madison, Montgomery and 4 more	47 min
Apr 30, 7:18 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	HGX		3 hr
Apr 30, 7:19 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto	116 min
Apr 30, 8:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto	30 min
Apr 30, 8:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto	44 min
Apr 30, 8:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Chambers	64 min
Apr 30, 9:04 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		26 min
Apr 30, 9:56 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Brazos, Grimes, Madison	4 days
Apr 30, 10:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Polk, San Jacinto	21 hr
Apr 30, 10:29 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Liberty, Polk, San Jacinto	4 days

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Texas, 2016 Every river flood warning in 2016

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.