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River Flood Warning 22, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

March 10, 2016Harris County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at Mar 10, 2016, 11:42 AM CST for Harris County, Texas. It was in force for 19 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 10, 2016, 11:42 AM CST (17:42 UTC)
Expired: Mar 11, 2016, 6:13 AM CST
In force: 19 hr
Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Flood severity: Minor

County Harris County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:45 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 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 Mar 10, 11:36 AM CST, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 10, 11:36 AM CST, 6 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 10, 8:10 AM CST, 3 hours 32 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
Mar 9, 6:06 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Galveston	54 min
Mar 9, 7:12 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Galveston	2 hr
Mar 9, 7:20 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Chambers	115 min
Mar 9, 7:49 PM CST	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	34 hr
Mar 9, 9:28 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Chambers, Galveston, Liberty	2 hr
Mar 9, 10:29 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	HGX		91 min
Mar 9, 10:52 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Jackson	38 min
Mar 9, 11:51 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Austin, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris, Matagorda, Montgomery and 2 more	114 min
Mar 9, 11:54 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	HGX		96 min
Mar 9, 11:58 PM CST	River Flood Warning	HGX	Brazos, Grimes, Madison	5 days
Mar 9, 11:58 PM CST	River Flood Warning	HGX	Liberty, Polk	3 days
Mar 9, 11:58 PM CST	River Flood Warning	HGX	Montgomery	45 hr
Mar 9, 11:58 PM CST	River Flood Warning	HGX	Montgomery	62 hr
Mar 9, 11:58 PM CST	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris, Waller	5 days
Mar 9, 11:58 PM CST	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris, Montgomery	39 hr
Mar 9, 11:58 PM CST	River Flood Warning	HGX	Burleson, Lee	60 hr
Mar 10, 1:22 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Austin, Colorado, Fort Bend, Jackson, Matagorda, Wharton	3 hr
Mar 10, 1:31 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	HGX		59 min
Mar 10, 2:18 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Fort Bend	42 min
Mar 10, 2:50 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Austin, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris, Montgomery, Waller	115 min
Mar 10, 3:53 AM CST	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	41 hr
Mar 10, 3:53 AM CST	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	26 hr
Mar 10, 4:05 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Walker	115 min
Mar 10, 6:58 AM CST	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris, Montgomery	5 days
Mar 10, 7:05 AM CST	River Flood Warning	HGX	Trinity, Walker	19 days
Mar 10, 7:06 AM CST	River Flood Warning	HGX	Polk, San Jacinto	31 hr
Mar 10, 8:10 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Trinity	35 min
Mar 10, 9:38 AM CST	River Flood Warning	HGX	Houston, Madison	11 days
Mar 10, 9:38 AM CST	River Flood Warning	HGX	Liberty, Polk, San Jacinto	3 days
Mar 10, 9:38 AM CST	River Flood Warning	HGX	Chambers, Liberty	22 days
Mar 10, 9:38 AM CST	River Flood Warning	HGX	Chambers, Liberty	25 days
Mar 10, 10:22 AM CST	River Flood Warning	HGX	Jackson	71 hr
Mar 10, 10:22 AM CST	River Flood Warning	HGX	Austin, Fort Bend, Wharton	4 days
Mar 10, 10:22 AM CST	River Flood Warning	HGX	Jackson	60 hr
Mar 10, 2:56 PM CST	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris, Liberty, Montgomery	5 days
Mar 10, 4:51 PM CST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	HGX		5 hr

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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.