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River Flood Warning 160, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
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.
- 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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</html>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
MHLocal 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
KMLocal 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
KMLocal 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
KMLocal 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
KMLocal 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
KMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 7:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend | 44 min |
| Aug 26, 7:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Fort Bend, Harris, Waller | 39 min |
| Aug 26, 7:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Fort Bend, Harris, Waller | 113 min |
| Aug 26, 7:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris | 50 min |
| Aug 26, 7:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 21 days |
| Aug 26, 8:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Harris, Montgomery, Waller | 32 min |
| Aug 26, 8:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Grimes, Harris, Montgomery, Waller | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 8:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Austin, Grimes, Harris, Waller, Washington | 119 min |
| Aug 26, 8:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Fort Bend, Harris | 29 min |
| Aug 26, 8:49 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 57 hr |
| Aug 26, 8:57 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Montgomery, Waller | 21 days |
| Aug 26, 8:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Brazoria, Galveston, Harris | 62 min |
| Aug 26, 9:03 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 71 hr |
| Aug 26, 9:07 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 57 hr |
| Aug 26, 9:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 9:12 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 55 hr |
| Aug 26, 9:18 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 6 days |
| Aug 26, 9:25 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 55 hr |
| Aug 26, 9:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 9:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 55 hr |
| Aug 26, 9:45 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 55 hr |
| Aug 26, 9:48 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 24 hr |
| Aug 26, 9:49 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Jackson | 6 days |
| Aug 26, 9:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Brazoria | 70 min |
| Aug 26, 9:57 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 6 days |
| Aug 26, 10:03 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Montgomery | 5 days |
| Aug 26, 10:07 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris, Waller | 7 days |
| Aug 26, 10:12 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 31 hr |
| Aug 26, 10:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 3 days |
| Aug 26, 10:24 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 6 days |
| Aug 26, 10:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Galveston, Harris | 5 days |
| Aug 26, 10:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 6 days |
| Aug 26, 10:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Galveston, Harris | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 10:38 PM CDT | Gale Warning | HGX | 8 hr | |
| Aug 26, 10:38 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | HGX | 23 hr | |
| Aug 26, 10:42 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Galveston, Harris | 5 days |
| Aug 26, 10:43 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Galveston, Harris | 5 days |
| Aug 26, 10:44 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 30 hr |
| Aug 26, 10:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Galveston, Harris | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 10:49 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 54 hr |
| Aug 26, 10:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Harris | 6 days |
| Aug 26, 10:54 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 2 hr | |
| Aug 26, 10:56 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 16 days |
| Aug 26, 10:59 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Galveston, Harris | 5 days |
| Aug 26, 11:09 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Lavaca | 5 days |
| Aug 26, 11:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Austin, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Grimes, Harris, Matagorda and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 26, 11:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 3 days |
| Aug 26, 11:20 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Burleson, Lee | 5 days |
| Aug 26, 11:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Harris | 11 min |
| Aug 26, 11:21 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Burleson, Washington | 5 days |
| Aug 26, 11:30 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 56 hr |
| Aug 26, 11:32 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 5 days |
| Aug 26, 11:32 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 5 days |
| Aug 26, 11:38 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Harris | 5 days |
| Aug 26, 11:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Harris | 22 min |
| Aug 26, 11:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Galveston, Harris | 109 min |
| Aug 26, 11:48 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Galveston, Harris | 6 days |
| Aug 26, 11:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Harris | 17 min |
| Aug 26, 11:59 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 28 hr |
| Aug 27, 12:00 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Galveston, Harris | 15 min |
| Aug 27, 12:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 4 days |
| Aug 27, 12:10 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Colorado | 3 days |
| Aug 27, 12:13 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Colorado | 27 hr |
| Aug 27, 12:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris | 6 hr |
| Aug 27, 12:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Galveston | 18 min |
| Aug 27, 12:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 15 days |
| Aug 27, 12:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 3 days |
| Aug 27, 12:33 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 67 hr |
| Aug 27, 12:35 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 55 hr |
| Aug 27, 12:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Harris | 5 days |
| Aug 27, 12:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 6 days |
| Aug 27, 12:48 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris, Montgomery | 6 days |
| Aug 27, 12:48 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 52 hr |
| Aug 27, 12:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Austin, Colorado, Jackson, Matagorda, Washington, Wharton | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 12:54 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 6 days |
| Aug 27, 12:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Brazos, Grimes, Harris, Montgomery, Waller | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 1:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 71 hr |
| Aug 27, 1:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Matagorda, Wharton | 24 min |
| Aug 27, 1:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 71 hr |
| Aug 27, 1:09 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 71 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.