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River Flood Warning 212, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at Aug 18, 2016, 9:53 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 7 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 18, 2016, 9:53 AM CDT (14:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 25, 2016, 9:26 AM CDT
- In force
- 7 days
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Moderate
Counties Burleson County, TX, Lee County, TX, Matagorda County, TX, Wharton County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 Middle Yegua Creek near Dime Box (DMYT2).
- Action stage
- 8 ft
- Minor stage
- 10 ft
- Moderate stage
- 15 ft
- Major stage
- 20 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08109700, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 12:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Montgomery | 42 min |
| Aug 18, 12:56 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Harris | 64 min |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Texas, 2016Every 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.