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River Flood Warning 54, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

October 24, 2018Jackson County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at Oct 24, 2018, 1:57 PM CDT for Jackson County, Texas. It took effect at Oct 24, 2018, 3:56 PM CDT. It was in force for 28 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 24, 2018, 1:57 PM CDT (18:57 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 24, 2018, 3:56 PM CDT
Expired
Oct 25, 2018, 7:50 PM CDT
In force
28 hr
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Jackson County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 156 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Lavaca River near Edna (EDNT2). The gauge peaked at 22.54 ft at Oct 25, 2018, 6:00 AM CDT.

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Action stage
20 ft
Minor stage
21 ft
Moderate stage
25 ft
Major stage
28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08164000, 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 Oct 24, 12:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 24, 12:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 24, 4:17 AM CDT, 9 hours 40 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
417 AM CDT Wed Oct 24 2018

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-300-313-
335>338-437-251200-
Austin-Brazoria Islands-Brazos-Burleson-Chambers-Coastal Brazoria-
Coastal Galveston-Coastal Harris-Coastal Jackson-
Coastal Matagorda-Colorado-Fort Bend-Grimes-Houston-
Inland Brazoria-Inland Galveston-Inland Harris-Inland Jackson-
Inland Matagorda-Madison-Montgomery-Northern Liberty-Polk-
San Jacinto-Southern Liberty-Trinity-Walker-Waller-Washington-
Wharton-
417 AM CDT Wed Oct 24 2018

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Southeast Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

The area will see increasing rain chances as the day progresses with
the best coverage for most locations coming during the late afternoon
hours today and on through the early morning hours tomorrow. Isolated
thunderstorms development is possible. Rainfall totals are expected
to average 1 to 2 inches with some isolated higher amounts possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

The weather will be dry.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation might be needed today through early Thursday morning.

GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ436-438-251200-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
Galveston Bay-Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula-
Matagorda Bay-Matagorda Islands-
Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to
60 NM-Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM-
417 AM CDT Wed Oct 24 2018

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Southeast Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Elevated winds and seas along with the risk of rip currents will persist,
and Small Craft Advisories will likely be in effect at times. Periods
of showers and possible thunderstorms can be expected. Above normal
tide levels could lead to some minor coastal flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Hazardous conditions are expected to diminish on Thursday and
Thursday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation might be needed today through early Thursday morning.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 24, 5:32 AM CDTBeach Hazards StatementHGXMatagorda17 hr
Oct 24, 5:32 AM CDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazoria, Galveston17 hr
Oct 24, 10:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHGXHouston, Madison6 days
Oct 24, 12:43 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX62 min
Oct 24, 1:43 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX47 min
Oct 24, 2:21 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningHGX24 min
Oct 24, 4:43 PM CDTRip Current StatementHGXBrazoria, Galveston11 hr
Oct 24, 5:17 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazoria58 min
Oct 24, 5:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXBrazoria51 min
Oct 24, 6:04 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningHGXBrazoria, Galveston116 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Texas, 2018Every river flood warning in 2018

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.