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River Flood Warning 81, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

April 18, 2016Harris County, Montgomery County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at Apr 18, 2016, 7:41 AM CDT for Harris County, Montgomery County, Texas. It took effect at Apr 19, 2016, 10:06 AM CDT. It was in force for 53 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 18, 2016, 7:41 AM CDT (12:41 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 19, 2016, 10:06 AM CDT
Expired: Apr 21, 2016, 3:30 PM CDT
In force: 53 hr
Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Harris County, TX, Montgomery County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:40 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 Apr 17, 3:58 PM CDT, 15 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 17, 3:58 PM CDT, 15 hours 43 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 17, 7:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Colorado	45 min
Apr 17, 8:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Colorado	65 min
Apr 17, 8:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Fort Bend, Waller	57 min
Apr 17, 8:53 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Colorado, Wharton	3 hr
Apr 17, 9:28 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Austin, Fort Bend, Harris, Waller	2 hr
Apr 17, 9:38 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Fort Bend, Harris, Waller	112 min
Apr 17, 10:36 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Austin, Colorado, Harris, Waller	3 hr
Apr 17, 11:11 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris, Waller	7 days
Apr 17, 11:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Harris	45 min
Apr 17, 11:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Waller	43 min
Apr 17, 11:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Grimes, Harris, Montgomery, Waller	3 hr
Apr 17, 11:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Harris, Montgomery	31 min
Apr 17, 11:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Harris, Montgomery	63 min
Apr 18, 12:04 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Austin, Fort Bend, Harris, Montgomery, Waller	3 hr
Apr 18, 12:07 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	HGX	Harris, Montgomery	38 min
Apr 18, 12:39 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	45 hr
Apr 18, 12:48 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	45 hr
Apr 18, 1:04 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	69 hr
Apr 18, 1:15 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Harris, Montgomery	3 hr
Apr 18, 1:23 AM CDT	Hydrologic Statement	HGX	Harris	6 days
Apr 18, 1:37 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Austin, Colorado, Waller, Washington	3 hr
Apr 18, 1:44 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	HGX	Grimes, Harris, Waller	3 hr
Apr 18, 1:47 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Grimes, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Walker	3 hr
Apr 18, 2:04 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	HGX	Harris	3 hr
Apr 18, 2:09 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris, Montgomery	44 hr
Apr 18, 2:09 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris, Montgomery	4 days
Apr 18, 2:09 AM CDT	Hydrologic Statement	HGX	Harris, Montgomery	6 days
Apr 18, 2:09 AM CDT	Hydrologic Statement	HGX	Harris	6 days
Apr 18, 2:09 AM CDT	Hydrologic Statement	HGX	Harris	6 days
Apr 18, 2:31 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Grimes, Harris, Montgomery, Waller	2 hr
Apr 18, 3:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Harris	27 min
Apr 18, 3:13 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	HGX	Harris	32 min
Apr 18, 3:14 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Fort Bend, Harris	6 days
Apr 18, 3:14 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	6 days
Apr 18, 3:14 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	6 days
Apr 18, 3:14 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	6 days
Apr 18, 3:14 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	4 days
Apr 18, 3:14 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris, Montgomery	4 days
Apr 18, 3:22 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Colorado, Wharton	3 days
Apr 18, 3:23 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Fort Bend, Harris, Waller	97 min
Apr 18, 3:28 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Austin, Colorado	92 min
Apr 18, 3:38 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	HGX	Harris	27 min
Apr 18, 3:55 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	42 hr
Apr 18, 3:55 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	6 days
Apr 18, 3:55 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	6 days
Apr 18, 3:55 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	12 hr
Apr 18, 3:55 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	40 hr
Apr 18, 3:55 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	34 hr
Apr 18, 4:39 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	HGX	Austin, Colorado, Grimes, Harris, Montgomery, Waller	4 hr
Apr 18, 4:39 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Austin, Colorado, Fort Bend, Grimes, Harris, Liberty and 7 more	4 hr
Apr 18, 4:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	41 hr
Apr 18, 4:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	41 hr
Apr 18, 4:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	41 hr
Apr 18, 4:52 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	HGX	Harris	23 min
Apr 18, 5:16 AM CDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	HGX	Brazoria, Matagorda	20 hr
Apr 18, 5:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Chambers, Harris, Liberty	43 min
Apr 18, 5:39 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	HGX	Liberty	36 min
Apr 18, 5:57 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	HGX	Harris, Montgomery	3 hr
Apr 18, 5:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	40 hr
Apr 18, 5:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	40 hr
Apr 18, 5:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	40 hr
Apr 18, 5:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	26 hr
Apr 18, 6:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Fort Bend, Harris	10 days
Apr 18, 6:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	10 days
Apr 18, 6:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	10 days
Apr 18, 6:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	10 days
Apr 18, 6:25 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	40 hr
Apr 18, 6:25 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	40 hr
Apr 18, 6:25 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	28 hr
Apr 18, 6:25 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	31 hr
Apr 18, 6:25 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	28 hr
Apr 18, 6:30 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	HGX	Austin, Colorado, Fort Bend, Harris, Waller	3 hr
Apr 18, 6:42 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	39 hr
Apr 18, 6:42 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	39 hr
Apr 18, 6:42 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	39 hr
Apr 18, 6:42 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	39 hr
Apr 18, 6:42 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	39 hr
Apr 18, 6:42 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	39 hr
Apr 18, 6:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	HGX	Harris	39 hr
Apr 18, 7:05 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	HGX	Fort Bend, Harris	115 min

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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.