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River Flood Warning 97, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at Dec 8, 2018, 9:47 AM CST for Hardin County, Liberty County, Polk County, Texas. It took effect at Dec 8, 2018, 5:42 PM CST. It was in force for 62 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 8, 2018, 9:47 AM CST (15:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 8, 2018, 5:42 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 11, 2018, 7:23 AM CST
- In force
- 62 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Moderate
Counties Hardin County, TX, Liberty County, TX, Polk County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:50 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 Menard Creek near Rye (RYET2).
- Action stage
- 17 ft
- Minor stage
- 20 ft
- Moderate stage
- 23 ft
- Major stage
- 28 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08066300, 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 Dec 7, 2:46 PM CST, 19 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 7, 2:46 PM CST, 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 6:00 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 45 min | |
| Dec 7, 6:49 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 56 min | |
| Dec 7, 8:19 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Fort Bend, Harris | 116 min |
| Dec 7, 8:32 PM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker | 9 days |
| Dec 7, 8:37 PM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Burleson, Lee | 19 hr |
| Dec 7, 8:37 PM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Burleson, Lee | 4 days |
| Dec 7, 8:42 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Brazoria, Matagorda | 2 hr |
| Dec 7, 8:59 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Harris | 46 min |
| Dec 7, 9:20 PM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 10 hr |
| Dec 7, 9:28 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Harris | 47 min |
| Dec 7, 9:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Harris | 28 min |
| Dec 7, 9:50 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris | 3 hr |
| Dec 7, 9:53 PM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Burleson, Washington | 34 hr |
| Dec 7, 9:56 PM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris, Waller | 24 hr |
| Dec 7, 10:03 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Matagorda, Wharton | 57 min |
| Dec 7, 10:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Galveston, Harris | 25 min |
| Dec 7, 10:08 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 52 min | |
| Dec 7, 10:27 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | HGX | 32 hr | |
| Dec 7, 10:40 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Brazoria | 50 min |
| Dec 7, 10:46 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Austin, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Jackson and 3 more | 119 min |
| Dec 7, 10:48 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 57 min | |
| Dec 7, 11:10 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Galveston, Harris | 95 min |
| Dec 7, 11:16 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Brazos, Grimes | 3 hr |
| Dec 7, 11:20 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HGX | Brazos, Grimes | 3 hr |
| Dec 7, 11:27 PM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 24 hr |
| Dec 7, 11:42 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 48 min | |
| Dec 7, 11:51 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Chambers, Harris | 54 min |
| Dec 8, 12:00 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 3 hr |
| Dec 8, 12:20 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 24 hr |
| Dec 8, 12:34 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 86 min | |
| Dec 8, 12:35 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery | 115 min |
| Dec 8, 12:48 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HGX | Harris, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Dec 8, 12:53 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Chambers, Galveston | 82 min |
| Dec 8, 12:55 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 6 hr |
| Dec 8, 1:04 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 24 hr |
| Dec 8, 1:08 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Fort Bend, Harris, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Dec 8, 1:11 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 15 hr |
| Dec 8, 1:19 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 4 hr |
| Dec 8, 1:35 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Galveston, Harris | 24 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:00 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris, Waller | 24 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:12 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 28 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:16 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HGX | Brazos, Grimes, Walker | 6 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:30 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Matagorda, Wharton | 49 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:30 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 45 min | |
| Dec 8, 2:33 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris, Montgomery | 42 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:37 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Polk, San Jacinto | 21 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:40 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria | 3 days |
| Dec 8, 3:07 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris, Montgomery | 4 days |
| Dec 8, 3:27 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Waller | 24 hr |
| Dec 8, 3:48 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HGX | Fort Bend, Harris, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Galveston, Harris | 95 min |
| Dec 8, 4:09 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Lavaca | 40 hr |
| Dec 8, 4:49 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Chambers, Harris, Liberty | 3 hr |
| Dec 8, 5:17 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Montgomery | 42 hr |
| Dec 8, 5:17 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Montgomery | 39 hr |
| Dec 8, 5:17 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris, Liberty, Montgomery | 5 days |
| Dec 8, 5:42 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Brazos, Grimes, Madison | 5 days |
| Dec 8, 5:42 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Austin, Grimes, Waller, Washington | 4 days |
| Dec 8, 5:50 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Austin, Colorado, Fort Bend, Wharton | 5 days |
| Dec 8, 5:50 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Wharton | 7 days |
| Dec 8, 6:03 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Jackson, Lavaca | 55 hr |
| Dec 8, 6:03 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Jackson, Lavaca | 61 hr |
| Dec 8, 6:03 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Jackson | 4 days |
| Dec 8, 6:03 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Jackson | 3 days |
| Dec 8, 6:03 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Colorado, Jackson, Wharton | 41 hr |
| Dec 8, 9:47 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Liberty, Polk, San Jacinto | 48 hr |
| Dec 8, 9:47 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Liberty | 11 days |
| Dec 8, 9:47 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Chambers, Liberty | 15 days |
| Dec 8, 9:47 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HGX | Madison, Walker | 43 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.