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River Flood Warning 23, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

March 10, 2016Harris County, Liberty County, Montgomery County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at Mar 10, 2016, 2:56 PM CST for Harris County, Liberty County, Montgomery County, Texas. It took effect at Mar 13, 2016, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 61 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 10, 2016, 2:56 PM CST (20:56 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 13, 2016, 9:00 AM CDT
Expired: Mar 15, 2016, 10:00 PM CDT
In force: 61 hr
Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Harris County, TX, Liberty County, TX, Montgomery County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:56 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 East Fork San Jacinto River near New Caney (NCET2).

Action stage: 54.5 ft
Minor stage: 58 ft
Moderate stage: 62 ft
Major stage: 69 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08070200, 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 Mar 10, 11:36 AM CST, 3 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 10, 11:36 AM CST, 3 hours 20 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, 11:42 AM CST	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	19 hr
Mar 10, 4:51 PM CST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	HGX		5 hr

Nearby

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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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.