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River Flood Warning 33, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

May 5, 2019Brazoria County, Fort Bend County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at May 5, 2019, 8:48 PM CDT for Brazoria County, Fort Bend County, Texas. It took effect at May 7, 2019, 7:51 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 5, 2019, 8:48 PM CDT (01:48 UTC)
In effect from
May 7, 2019, 7:51 AM CDT
Expired
May 16, 2019, 8:17 PM CDT
In force
10 days
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Moderate

Counties Brazoria County, TX, Fort Bend County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Brazos River near Rosharon (ROST2). The gauge peaked at 51.35 ft at May 10, 2019, 4:00 PM CDT.

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Action stage
40 ft
Minor stage
43 ft
Moderate stage
47 ft
Major stage
51.3 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08116650, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

Nearby

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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.