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River Flood Warning 127, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

May 2, 2016Liberty County, Polk County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at May 2, 2016, 8:51 AM CDT for Liberty County, Polk County, Texas. It was in force for 67 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 2, 2016, 8:51 AM CDT (13:51 UTC)
Expired: May 5, 2016, 4:00 AM CDT
In force: 67 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 13:50 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 Menard Creek near Rye (RYET2).

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 May 2, 4:50 AM CDT, 4 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 2, 4:50 AM CDT, 4 hours 1 minute before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 6:44 AM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 2, 3:07 AM CDT, 5 hours 44 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
307 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2016

TXZ163-164-176-177-020845-
MADISON TX-TRINITY TX-WALKER TX-HOUSTON TX-
307 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2016

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL HOUSTON...NORTHEASTERN
WALKER...NORTHEASTERN MADISON AND NORTHERN TRINITY COUNTIES THROUGH
345 AM CDT...

AT 307 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES WEST OF LOVELADY...OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AUSTONIO...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CROCKETT...TRINITY...LOVELADY...KENNARD...LATEXO...PENNINGTON AND
CENTRALIA.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 3092 9540 3088 9573 3100 9574 3151 9539
      3124 9495
TIME...MOT...LOC 0807Z 215DEG 27KT 3109 9556

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Special weather statement, May 2, 3:40 AM CDT, 5 hours 11 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
340 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2016

TXZ178-179-200-020930-
SAN JACINTO TX-POLK TX-LIBERTY TX-
340 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2016

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHWESTERN LIBERTY...SOUTHEASTERN
SAN JACINTO AND CENTRAL POLK COUNTIES THROUGH 430 AM CDT...

AT 339 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
SHEPHERD...OR 12 MILES SOUTH OF LIVINGSTON...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LIVINGSTON...SHEPHERD...GOODRICH...SEVEN OAKS...LAKE LIVINGSTON STATE
PARK...WEST LIVINGSTON AND LEGGETT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN LEAGUE CITY.

IF ON OR NEAR LAKE LIVINGSTON...GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE
INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO
10 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU
ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER
NOW! DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.

&&

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3043 9494 3050 9514 3095 9498 3085 9469
TIME...MOT...LOC 0839Z 201DEG 24KT 3054 9501

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Local storm report, May 2, 5:30 AM CDT, 3 hours 21 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 1, 7:24 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Polk	66 min
May 1, 9:29 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Jackson	61 min
May 1, 10:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Polk, San Jacinto	47 min
May 1, 10:57 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Polk, San Jacinto	2 hr
May 1, 10:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Polk, San Jacinto	30 min
May 2, 12:39 AM CDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	HGX	Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Harris, Matagorda	14 hr
May 2, 12:48 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		57 min
May 2, 12:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Galveston	25 min
May 2, 1:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Galveston	33 min
May 2, 1:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Montgomery	44 min
May 2, 1:33 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Galveston	117 min
May 2, 1:36 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Grimes, Montgomery	54 min
May 2, 1:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Montgomery, San Jacinto, Walker	51 min
May 2, 1:40 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		95 min
May 2, 1:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Chambers	50 min
May 2, 2:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Polk	26 min
May 2, 2:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Montgomery, San Jacinto, Walker	37 min
May 2, 2:30 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Grimes, Montgomery, Walker	2 hr
May 2, 2:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Trinity	33 min
May 2, 2:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Liberty, Montgomery, San Jacinto	46 min
May 2, 3:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Houston, Trinity	38 min
May 2, 3:15 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		30 min
May 2, 3:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Houston, Trinity, Walker	42 min
May 2, 3:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Polk	50 min
May 2, 3:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Houston	27 min
May 2, 4:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Trinity	24 min
May 2, 6:06 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Galveston	114 min
May 2, 6:30 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		30 min
May 2, 6:53 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		97 min
May 2, 8:18 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	HGX		27 hr
May 2, 8:25 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		95 min
May 2, 8:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris, Liberty, Montgomery	66 hr
May 2, 9:55 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	HGX		95 min

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.