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River Flood Warning 29, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at Mar 29, 2018, 5:37 AM CDT for Montgomery County, Texas. It took effect at Mar 29, 2018, 6:01 AM CDT. It was in force for 51 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 29, 2018, 5:37 AM CDT (10:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 29, 2018, 6:01 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2018, 9:06 AM CDT
- In force
- 51 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Montgomery County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The river
Written for the forecast point Peach Creek near Splendora (SPDT2). The gauge peaked at 17.25 ft at Mar 30, 2018, 5:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 11 ft
- Minor stage
- 14 ft
- Moderate stage
- 17 ft
- Major stage
- 19 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08071000, 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 Mar 29, 4:45 AM CDT, 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 29, 4:45 AM CDT, 52 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Mar 28, 11:46 PM CDT, 5 hours 51 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1146 PM CDT WED MAR 28 2018
TXZ237-238-290530-
Brazoria TX-Galveston TX-
1146 PM CDT WED MAR 28 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL GALVESTON...
SOUTHEASTERN FORT BEND AND CENTRAL BRAZORIA COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 AM
CDT...
At 1145 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Brazoria, or near Sweeny, moving northeast at 45 mph.
Dime size hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Southwestern Pearland, Lake Jackson, Alvin, Angleton, Santa Fe,
Clute, Hitchcock, Manvel, West Columbia, Sweeny, Richwood, Brazoria,
Jones Creek, Danbury, Iowa Colony, Holiday Lakes, Hillcrest, Bailey's
Prairie, Liverpool and Bonney.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 2903 9574 2944 9548 2944 9546 2948 9545
2958 9539 2930 9503 2920 9517 2921 9520
2920 9519 2919 9519 2892 9559
TIME...MOT...LOC 0445Z 225DEG 38KT 2903 9561
11Special weather statement, Mar 29, 12:49 AM CDT, 4 hours 48 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1249 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2018
TXZ226-235-290630-
Wharton TX-Jackson TX-
1249 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO...WHARTON
AND CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTIES UNTIL 130 AM CDT...
At 1249 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Inez, or near Edna, moving northeast at 55 mph.
Dime size hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
El Campo, Wharton, Edna, Ganado, Pierce, Boling-Iago, Cordele,
Vanderbilt, Lake Texana Dam, Egypt and Louise.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 2932 9651 2941 9635 2952 9629 2924 9592
2876 9668 2882 9672 2885 9670 2886 9672
2889 9673 2892 9679 2901 9683
TIME...MOT...LOC 0549Z 225DEG 49KT 2895 9675
11Special weather statement, Mar 29, 1:46 AM CDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
146 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2018
TXZ226-227-235>238-290745-
Brazoria TX-Wharton TX-Jackson TX-Galveston TX-Fort Bend TX-
Matagorda TX-
146 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2018
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SOUTHEASTERN WHARTON...SOUTHEASTERN
JACKSON...SOUTHWESTERN GALVESTON...SOUTHEASTERN FORT BEND...BRAZORIA
AND MATAGORDA COUNTIES UNTIL 245 AM CDT...
At 145 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Fairchilds to near Blessing to near Point
Comfort. Movement was east southeast at 30 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Matagorda, Lake Jackson, Angleton, Bay City, Clute, Hitchcock,
Palacios, West Columbia, Sweeny, South Texas Nuclear Plant, Richwood,
Brazoria, Needville, Jones Creek, Danbury, Holiday Lakes, Fairchilds,
Bailey's Prairie, Liverpool and Bonney.
LAT...LON 2853 9617 2865 9598 2858 9622 2875 9617
2864 9631 2868 9639 2874 9640 2872 9663
2892 9629 2945 9579 2934 9507 2882 9557
2871 9591 2863 9596 2870 9577 2853 9613
TIME...MOT...LOC 0645Z 278DEG 26KT 2939 9576 2892 9622 2869 9660Special weather statement, Mar 29, 2:04 AM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
204 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2018
TXZ199-200-213-214-226-227-237-238-290800-
Brazoria TX-Wharton TX-Chambers TX-Liberty TX-Galveston TX-Harris TX-
Fort Bend TX-Montgomery TX-
204 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN WHARTON...GALVESTON...
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY...EASTERN FORT BEND...WESTERN CHAMBERS...
NORTHERN BRAZORIA...LIBERTY AND HARRIS COUNTIES UNTIL 300 AM CDT...
At 203 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Splendora to near Boling-Iago. Movement
was east at 35 mph.
Dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Pasadena, Pearland, League City, Sugar Land, Baytown, Missouri City,
Galveston Island West End, Galveston Causeway, Texas City,
Friendswood, La Porte, Deer Park, southeastern Rosenberg, Alvin,
Dickinson, Stafford, South Houston, Bellaire, Humble and West
University Place.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 2954 9470 2953 9474 2952 9476 2953 9478
2969 9469 2979 9473 2966 9492 2976 9508
2968 9498 2954 9501 2937 9482 2936 9489
2927 9490 2916 9500 2932 9592 3031 9514
3029 9466 3011 9460 3011 9444 2989 9444
TIME...MOT...LOC 0703Z 278DEG 29KT 3024 9513 2923 9593
11Local storm report, Mar 29, 3:36 AM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
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Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 7:29 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Polk, San Jacinto | 35 hr |
| Mar 28, 7:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Brazos | 47 min |
| Mar 28, 8:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Brazos, Burleson, Grimes | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 8:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Madison | 28 min |
| Mar 28, 8:35 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Chambers, Liberty | 9 days |
| Mar 28, 8:35 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Chambers, Liberty | 11 days |
| Mar 28, 8:35 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Madison, Walker | 48 hr |
| Mar 28, 8:35 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Hardin, Liberty, Polk | 3 days |
| Mar 28, 8:35 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Burleson, Washington | 37 hr |
| Mar 28, 8:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Houston | 48 min |
| Mar 28, 9:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Washington | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 9:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Grimes, Walker | 41 min |
| Mar 28, 10:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Grimes, Houston, Madison, Montgomery, Trinity, Walker | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 10:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Houston, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 11:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Matagorda | 43 min |
| Mar 28, 11:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Brazos, Burleson | 43 min |
| Mar 28, 11:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Houston, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 11:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Brazoria | 44 min |
| Mar 29, 12:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Houston, Madison and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 29, 12:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Jackson, Wharton | 41 min |
| Mar 29, 1:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Austin, Colorado, Fort Bend, Grimes, Harris, Liberty and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 29, 1:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Colorado, Fort Bend, Jackson, Wharton | 39 min |
| Mar 29, 1:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Waller | 32 hr |
| Mar 29, 1:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Jackson, Wharton | 3 hr |
| Mar 29, 1:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris, Waller | 24 hr |
| Mar 29, 1:27 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 93 min | |
| Mar 29, 1:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker | 5 hr |
| Mar 29, 1:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Brazoria, Matagorda | 59 min |
| Mar 29, 1:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Jackson, Matagorda, Wharton | 38 min |
| Mar 29, 1:58 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 2 hr | |
| Mar 29, 2:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Chambers, Harris, Liberty | 56 min |
| Mar 29, 2:08 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty | 3 hr |
| Mar 29, 2:09 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Jackson, Matagorda, Wharton | 3 hr |
| Mar 29, 2:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend | 17 min |
| Mar 29, 2:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Matagorda | 32 min |
| Mar 29, 2:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Liberty, Polk, San Jacinto | 3 days |
| Mar 29, 2:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Chambers, Galveston, Harris, Liberty | 39 min |
| Mar 29, 2:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Galveston, Harris, Matagorda | 39 min |
| Mar 29, 2:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Galveston | 19 min |
| Mar 29, 3:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Brazoria, Galveston, Harris, Matagorda | 119 min |
| Mar 29, 3:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Galveston | 18 min |
| Mar 29, 3:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Chambers, Galveston | 14 min |
| Mar 29, 3:32 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 58 min | |
| Mar 29, 3:49 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 56 min | |
| Mar 29, 3:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Austin, Colorado, Fort Bend, Grimes, Harris, Liberty and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 29, 4:59 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 61 min | |
| Mar 29, 5:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris, Montgomery | 4 days |
| Mar 29, 6:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris, Liberty, Montgomery | 5 days |
| Mar 29, 6:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Montgomery | 41 hr |
| Mar 29, 7:24 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Montgomery | 61 hr |
| Mar 29, 9:30 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 24 hr |
| Mar 29, 9:34 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Liberty, Polk, San Jacinto | 57 hr |
| Mar 29, 4:15 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | HGX | 6 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.