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River Flood Warning 160, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

August 27, 20174 counties in Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at Aug 27, 2017, 5:01 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Aug 28, 2017, 5:27 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 27, 2017, 5:01 PM CDT (22:01 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 28, 2017, 5:27 AM CDT
Expired
Sep 5, 2017, 12:44 PM CDT
In force
8 days
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Major

Counties Austin County, TX, Brazoria County, TX, Fort Bend County, TX, Waller County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:04 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 Brazos River at Richmond (RMOT2). The gauge peaked at 55.18 ft at Aug 31, 2017, 11:00 PM CDT.

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Action stage
20 ft
Minor stage
45 ft
Moderate stage
48 ft
Major stage
50 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08114000, 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 Aug 27, 5:00 PM CDT, 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 5:00 PM CDT, 1 minute before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 27, 6:21 AM CDT, 10 hours 40 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
621 AM CDT Sun Aug 27 2017

GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-
227-235>238-281200-
Austin-Brazoria-Brazos-Burleson-Chambers-
Coastal waters from Freeport to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport out 20 NM-
Colorado-Fort Bend-Galveston-Galveston Bay-Grimes-Harris-Houston-
Jackson-Liberty-Madison-Matagorda-Matagorda Bay-Montgomery-Polk-
San Jacinto-Trinity-Walker-Waller-Washington-
Waters from Freeport to the Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to
60 NM-Waters from High Island to Freeport from 20 to 60 NM-
Wharton-
621 AM CDT Sun Aug 27 2017

...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR LIFE-THREATENING CATASTROPHIC FLOODING....

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Southeast Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Periods of showers and thunderstorms with heavy rainfall can be expected
across the area today and tonight as Tropical Storm Harvey remains nearly
stationary. An additional 2 to 4 inches of rain is likely, and 10 to
12 inches are possible with these storms. Any rain falling on locations
that have already received record breaking rainfall will be devastating.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Harvey is expected to meander in and around the Southeast Texas area
for several days and produce round after round of showers and thunderstorms.
Additional life-threatening rainfall totals of 15 to 25 inches with
isolated higher amounts are possible across the Flash Flood Watch area
over the next several days, and results will be devastating if any
of these rains fall where catastrophic flooding has already occurred.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotters will be needed through at least the first half of the week.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 27, 3:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
329 PM CDT SUN AUG 27 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0823 PM     TORNADO          1 S STAFFORD            29.61N  95.56W
08/26/2017                   FORT BEND          TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            DAMAGE TO 28 HOMES REPORTED IN THE WOODLAND WEST
            SUBDIVISION

&&

EVENT NUMBER HGX1700398

MH
Local storm report, Aug 27, 3:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
337 PM CDT SUN AUG 27 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1125 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 NE SOUTH HOUSTON      29.69N  95.20W
08/26/2017                   HARRIS             TX   PUBLIC

            HIGHT WATER NEAR SOUTHMORE - PASADENA BLVD TO SHAVER

&&

EVENT NUMBER HGX1700399

KM
Local storm report, Aug 27, 3:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
338 PM CDT SUN AUG 27 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1125 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 SW PASADENA           29.65N  95.17W
08/26/2017                   HARRIS             TX   PUBLIC

            HIGH WATER NEAR PRESTON - FAIRMONT TO VISTA

&&

EVENT NUMBER HGX1700400

KM
Local storm report, Aug 27, 3:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
339 PM CDT SUN AUG 27 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1125 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 SE SOUTH HOUSTON      29.65N  95.21W
08/26/2017                   HARRIS             TX   PUBLIC

            HIGH WATER IN VISTA AT SHAFER

&&

EVENT NUMBER HGX1700401

KM
Local storm report, Aug 27, 3:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
340 PM CDT SUN AUG 27 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1125 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 NNE SOUTH HOUSTON     29.70N  95.21W
08/26/2017                   HARRIS             TX   PUBLIC

            HIGH WATER IN THE 800-1100 BLOCK OF MAIN

&&

EVENT NUMBER HGX1700402

KM
Local storm report, Aug 27, 3:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
342 PM CDT SUN AUG 27 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1125 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 W PASADENA            29.66N  95.18W
08/26/2017                   HARRIS             TX   PUBLIC

            HIGH WATER AT BAYSHORE HOSPITAL AND INTERSECTION OF
            STRAWBERRY AND FAIRMONT

&&

EVENT NUMBER HGX1700403

KM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 26, 7:01 PM CDTTornado WarningHGXBrazoria, Fort Bend44 min
Aug 26, 7:21 PM CDTTornado WarningHGXFort Bend, Harris, Waller39 min
Aug 26, 7:22 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXFort Bend, Harris, Waller113 min
Aug 26, 7:40 PM CDTTornado WarningHGXBrazoria, Fort Bend, Harris50 min
Aug 26, 7:51 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris21 days
Aug 26, 8:13 PM CDTTornado WarningHGXHarris, Montgomery, Waller32 min
Aug 26, 8:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXBrazoria, Fort Bend, Grimes, Harris, Montgomery, Waller3 hr
Aug 26, 8:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXAustin, Grimes, Harris, Waller, Washington119 min
Aug 26, 8:31 PM CDTTornado WarningHGXFort Bend, Harris29 min
Aug 26, 8:49 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris57 hr
Aug 26, 8:57 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXMontgomery, Waller21 days
Aug 26, 8:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXBrazoria, Galveston, Harris62 min
Aug 26, 9:03 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris71 hr
Aug 26, 9:07 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris57 hr
Aug 26, 9:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXBrazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Montgomery3 hr
Aug 26, 9:12 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris55 hr
Aug 26, 9:18 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris6 days
Aug 26, 9:25 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris55 hr
Aug 26, 9:27 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyHGXBrazoria, Fort Bend, Harris3 hr
Aug 26, 9:41 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris55 hr
Aug 26, 9:45 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris55 hr
Aug 26, 9:48 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris24 hr
Aug 26, 9:49 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXJackson6 days
Aug 26, 9:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXBrazoria70 min
Aug 26, 9:57 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris6 days
Aug 26, 10:03 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXMontgomery5 days
Aug 26, 10:07 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris, Waller7 days
Aug 26, 10:12 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris31 hr
Aug 26, 10:15 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris3 days
Aug 26, 10:24 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris6 days
Aug 26, 10:28 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXGalveston, Harris5 days
Aug 26, 10:28 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris6 days
Aug 26, 10:29 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXBrazoria, Galveston, Harris3 hr
Aug 26, 10:38 PM CDTGale WarningHGX8 hr
Aug 26, 10:38 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryHGX23 hr
Aug 26, 10:42 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXGalveston, Harris5 days
Aug 26, 10:43 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXGalveston, Harris5 days
Aug 26, 10:44 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris30 hr
Aug 26, 10:47 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyHGXBrazoria, Galveston, Harris3 hr
Aug 26, 10:49 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris54 hr
Aug 26, 10:51 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXBrazoria, Harris6 days
Aug 26, 10:54 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX2 hr
Aug 26, 10:56 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris16 days
Aug 26, 10:59 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXGalveston, Harris5 days
Aug 26, 11:09 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXLavaca5 days
Aug 26, 11:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXAustin, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Grimes, Harris, Matagorda and 3 more5 hr
Aug 26, 11:15 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris3 days
Aug 26, 11:20 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXBurleson, Lee5 days
Aug 26, 11:20 PM CDTTornado WarningHGXHarris11 min
Aug 26, 11:21 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXBurleson, Washington5 days
Aug 26, 11:30 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris56 hr
Aug 26, 11:32 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris5 days
Aug 26, 11:32 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris5 days
Aug 26, 11:38 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXBrazoria, Harris5 days
Aug 26, 11:38 PM CDTTornado WarningHGXHarris22 min
Aug 26, 11:41 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyHGXBrazoria, Galveston, Harris109 min
Aug 26, 11:48 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXGalveston, Harris6 days
Aug 26, 11:58 PM CDTTornado WarningHGXHarris17 min
Aug 26, 11:59 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris28 hr
Aug 27, 12:00 AM CDTTornado WarningHGXGalveston, Harris15 min
Aug 27, 12:03 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris4 days
Aug 27, 12:10 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXColorado3 days
Aug 27, 12:13 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXColorado27 hr
Aug 27, 12:22 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyHGXBrazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris6 hr
Aug 27, 12:27 AM CDTTornado WarningHGXGalveston18 min
Aug 27, 12:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris15 days
Aug 27, 12:32 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris3 days
Aug 27, 12:33 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris67 hr
Aug 27, 12:35 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris55 hr
Aug 27, 12:42 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXBrazoria, Harris5 days
Aug 27, 12:46 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris6 days
Aug 27, 12:48 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris, Montgomery6 days
Aug 27, 12:48 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris52 hr
Aug 27, 12:51 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyHGXAustin, Colorado, Jackson, Matagorda, Washington, Wharton3 hr
Aug 27, 12:54 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris6 days
Aug 27, 12:59 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXBrazos, Grimes, Harris, Montgomery, Waller3 hr
Aug 27, 1:05 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris71 hr
Aug 27, 1:06 AM CDTTornado WarningHGXMatagorda, Wharton24 min
Aug 27, 1:07 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris71 hr
Aug 27, 1:09 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris71 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.