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River Flood Warning 20, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at Feb 21, 2017, 8:50 PM CST for Madison County, Walker County, Texas. It took effect at Feb 21, 2017, 11:29 PM CST. It was in force for 22 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2017, 8:50 PM CST (02:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 21, 2017, 11:29 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 22, 2017, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Madison County, TX, Walker County, TX
The radar
The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:49 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 Bedias Creek near Madisonville (MDST2). The gauge peaked at 18.81 ft at Feb 22, 2017, 12:00 AM CST.
- Action stage
- 16 ft
- Minor stage
- 19 ft
- Moderate stage
- 21 ft
- Major stage
- 23 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08065800, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 7:02 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Austin, Fort Bend, Wharton | 56 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:30 PM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Montgomery | 14 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Texas, 2017Every river flood warning in 2017
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.