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River Flood Warning 34, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

March 29, 2018Harris County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at Mar 29, 2018, 9:30 AM CDT for Harris County, Texas. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 29, 2018, 9:30 AM CDT (14:30 UTC)
Expired: Mar 30, 2018, 9:30 AM CDT
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Harris County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:32 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 Mar 29, 4:45 AM CDT, 4 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 29, 4:45 AM CDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 29, 4:51 AM CDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 29, 3:36 AM CDT, 5 hours 54 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 29, 8:24 AM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 29, 8:25 AM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

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The office that day

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	Montgomery	51 hr
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, 9:34 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.