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River Flood Warning 35, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at Mar 29, 2018, 9:34 AM CDT for Liberty County, Polk County, San Jacinto County, Texas. It took effect at Mar 30, 2018, 5:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 26 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 29, 2018, 9:34 AM CDT (14:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 30, 2018, 5:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2018, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Liberty County, TX, Polk County, TX, San Jacinto County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Trinity River near Romayor (RMYT2). The gauge peaked at 38.36 ft at Mar 30, 2018, 9:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 30 ft
- Minor stage
- 40 ft
- Moderate stage
- 41 ft
- Major stage
- 42 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08066500, 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, 4 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 29, 4:45 AM CDT, 4 hours 49 minutes 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 | 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, 9:30 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 24 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.