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River Flood Warning 43, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at Aug 26, 2017, 2:12 PM CDT for Brazoria County, Texas. It was in force for 14 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 26, 2017, 2:12 PM CDT (19:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 9, 2017, 9:35 AM CDT
- In force
- 14 days
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Major
County Brazoria County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:11 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 Aug 26, 12:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 26, 12:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 741 AM CDT Sat Aug 26 2017 GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226- 227-235>238-271100- 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- 741 AM CDT Sat Aug 26 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Southeast Texas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Rainbands from Harvey will produce gusty winds, locally heavy rainfall and associated flooding, and isolated tornadoes. Flooding will occur as rainfall totals could approach or exceed 10 to 15 inches. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Harvey is expected to meander in and around the Southeast Texas area for several days and produce round after round of showers and thunderstorms. Rainfall totals (including today's and tonight's 10 to 15 inches) will be adding up with event amounts of 15 to 30 inches expected and isolated maximum totals of 40 inches possible. The greatest threat area is expected to be generally along and south of a line from Brenham to Conroe to High Island. Rainfall of this magnitude will cause catastrophic and life-threatening flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters will be needed over the weekend and through at least the first half of the week.
In the hours before
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Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 7:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazoria | 37 min |
| Aug 25, 7:42 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Matagorda, Wharton | 2 hr |
| Aug 25, 7:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Galveston | 30 min |
| Aug 25, 7:51 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 39 min | |
| Aug 25, 8:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazoria | 27 min |
| Aug 25, 8:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Galveston | 27 min |
| Aug 25, 9:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazoria | 25 min |
| Aug 25, 9:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Brazoria | 61 min |
| Aug 25, 9:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazoria | 9 min |
| Aug 25, 9:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Galveston | 27 min |
| Aug 25, 9:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend | 37 min |
| Aug 25, 9:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Galveston | 20 min |
| Aug 25, 9:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazoria | 18 min |
| Aug 25, 10:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazoria | 30 min |
| Aug 25, 10:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Jackson, Matagorda, Wharton | 75 min |
| Aug 25, 10:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris | 71 min |
| Aug 25, 10:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Fort Bend | 22 min |
| Aug 25, 11:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Jackson, Matagorda | 3 hr |
| Aug 25, 11:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Austin, Brazoria, Fort Bend | 5 hr |
| Aug 25, 11:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Galveston | 25 min |
| Aug 26, 12:26 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazoria | 19 min |
| Aug 26, 12:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 12:38 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Jackson, Matagorda | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 12:39 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Galveston | 21 min |
| Aug 26, 12:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazoria | 29 min |
| Aug 26, 12:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend | 26 min |
| Aug 26, 12:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Chambers, Galveston | 33 min |
| Aug 26, 1:07 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Fort Bend | 23 min |
| Aug 26, 1:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Austin, Colorado, Fort Bend, Wharton | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 1:16 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Brazoria, Colorado, Jackson, Matagorda, Wharton | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 1:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend | 14 min |
| Aug 26, 1:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Chambers | 25 min |
| Aug 26, 1:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Austin, Brazoria, Colorado, Fort Bend, Waller, Wharton | 114 min |
| Aug 26, 1:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Colorado, Jackson, Matagorda, Wharton | 2 hr |
| Aug 26, 2:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Fort Bend, Harris, Waller | 20 min |
| Aug 26, 2:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Wharton | 32 min |
| Aug 26, 2:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Matagorda, Wharton | 83 min |
| Aug 26, 2:47 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Matagorda, Wharton | 7 days |
| Aug 26, 2:54 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Matagorda, Wharton | 36 min |
| Aug 26, 3:22 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Harris, Waller | 53 min |
| Aug 26, 3:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston and 8 more | 83 min |
| Aug 26, 3:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Austin, Brazoria, Colorado, Fort Bend, Jackson, Matagorda and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 3:33 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend | 27 min |
| Aug 26, 3:44 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Austin, Fort Bend, Waller, Wharton | 31 min |
| Aug 26, 4:17 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Austin, Fort Bend, Waller | 13 min |
| Aug 26, 4:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Chambers | 21 min |
| Aug 26, 4:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Fort Bend | 32 min |
| Aug 26, 4:31 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Austin, Fort Bend, Wharton | 8 days |
| Aug 26, 4:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Austin, Waller | 25 min |
| Aug 26, 4:55 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 26, 4:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Austin, Fort Bend, Waller | 33 min |
| Aug 26, 5:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Austin, Colorado, Waller, Washington | 117 min |
| Aug 26, 5:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Waller | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 5:45 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Liberty | 15 min |
| Aug 26, 6:00 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Liberty | 15 min |
| Aug 26, 6:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Austin, Brazoria, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes and 7 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 26, 6:48 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 24 hr |
| Aug 26, 6:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 24 hr |
| Aug 26, 7:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazos, Burleson | 27 min |
| Aug 26, 7:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Galveston, Harris | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 7:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Liberty, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Walker | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 8:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Fort Bend and 11 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 8:54 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Montgomery, Walker | 20 min |
| Aug 26, 9:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Liberty, San Jacinto | 22 min |
| Aug 26, 10:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 4 days |
| Aug 26, 10:23 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Liberty, San Jacinto | 22 min |
| Aug 26, 10:30 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 45 min | |
| Aug 26, 10:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Liberty and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 11:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Austin, Brazoria, Colorado, Fort Bend, Jackson, Matagorda and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 11:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Wharton | 13 days |
| Aug 26, 12:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Austin, Fort Bend, Waller | 37 min |
| Aug 26, 1:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Liberty, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker | 2 hr |
| Aug 26, 2:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Chambers, Galveston, Liberty, San Jacinto, Walker | 85 min |
| Aug 26, 3:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity | 2 hr |
| Aug 26, 3:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Harris, Montgomery, Waller | 35 min |
| Aug 26, 4:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Grimes, Harris, Montgomery, Waller, Washington | 43 min |
| Aug 26, 4:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Harris, Montgomery, Waller | 116 min |
| Aug 26, 4:54 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 5 days |
| Aug 26, 4:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Grimes, Harris, Montgomery, Waller, Washington | 46 min |
| Aug 26, 5:34 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Waller | 4 days |
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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.