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River Flood Warning 4, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

January 3, 2019Hardin County, Liberty County, Polk County, Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at Jan 3, 2019, 2:13 AM CST for Hardin County, Liberty County, Polk County, Texas. It took effect at Jan 3, 2019, 10:44 AM CST. It was in force for 70 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 3, 2019, 2:13 AM CST (08:13 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 3, 2019, 10:44 AM CST
Expired
Jan 6, 2019, 9:04 AM CST
In force
70 hr
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

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 08:15 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 Menard Creek near Rye (RYET2). The gauge peaked at 23.01 ft at Jan 5, 2019, 2:00 AM CST.

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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.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 2, 6:26 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXFort Bend, Harris, Montgomery2 hr
Jan 2, 6:39 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXAustin, Burleson, Washington2 hr
Jan 2, 7:52 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningHGXBurleson, Washington24 hr
Jan 2, 7:52 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningHGXBurleson, Lee4 days
Jan 2, 8:43 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXAustin, Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Madison, Montgomery and 2 more2 hr
Jan 3, 1:56 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazoria, Chambers, Galveston2 hr
Jan 3, 2:13 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningHGXHouston, Madison, Trinity, Walker21 days
Jan 3, 4:27 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXAustin, Colorado, Fort Bend, Grimes, Harris, Liberty and 6 more2 hr
Jan 3, 6:30 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXAustin, Fort Bend, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Polk and 2 more2 hr
Jan 3, 6:53 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris28 hr
Jan 3, 9:44 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryHGX6 hr
Jan 3, 2:22 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris, Montgomery54 hr
Jan 3, 2:26 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningHGXMontgomery44 hr

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.