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River Flood Warning 66, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

August 26, 2017Galveston County, Harris County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at Aug 26, 2017, 10:28 PM CDT for Galveston County, Harris County, Texas. It was in force for 5 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 26, 2017, 10:28 PM CDT (03:28 UTC)
Expired
Aug 31, 2017, 7:17 PM CDT
In force
5 days
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Galveston County, TX, Harris County, TX

The radar

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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, 4:54 PM CDT, 5 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 26, 4:54 PM CDT, 5 hours 34 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 26, 7:41 AM CDT, 14 hours 47 minutes before
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

Local storm report, Aug 26, 6:17 PM CDT, 4 hours 11 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 26, 6:22 PM CDT, 4 hours 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
622 PM CDT SAT AUG 26 2017

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

0530 PM     TORNADO          2 NW EAST BERNARD       29.54N  96.09W
08/26/2017                   WHARTON            TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN SE-NW PATH... DAMAGED HOME AND HORSE TRAILER
            OVERTURNED

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EVENT NUMBER HGX1700366

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Local storm report, Aug 26, 6:24 PM CDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 26, 6:30 PM CDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 26, 6:46 PM CDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
646 PM CDT SAT AUG 26 2017

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

0635 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 SW JERSEY VILLAGE     29.84N  95.63W
08/26/2017                   HARRIS             TX   PUBLIC

            EXTREME FLOODING OF LANGHAM CREEK JUST NORTH OF CLAY
            ROAD. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

&&

EVENT NUMBER HGX1700369

DO
Local storm report, Aug 26, 6:55 PM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
655 PM CDT SAT AUG 26 2017

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

0620 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 E DICKINSON           29.46N  95.01W
08/26/2017                   GALVESTON          TX   PUBLIC

            SCENIC DR AND BAYOU DR INUNDATED BY DICKINSON BAYOU.
            RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

&&

EVENT NUMBER HGX1700370

DO

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 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
Aug 27, 1:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris49 hr

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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.