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Rip Current Statement 34, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this rip current statement at Jul 26, 2020, 4:55 AM CDT for Brazoria County, Galveston County, Matagorda County, Texas. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2020, 4:55 AM CDT (09:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2020, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Counties Brazoria County, TX, Galveston County, TX, Matagorda County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:55 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 nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 241 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 573 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 576 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
As transmitted.
588 WHUS44 KHGX 260955 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 455 AM CDT Sun Jul 26 2020 TXZ436>438-261800- /O.CAN.KHGX.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-200726T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KHGX.CF.Y.0003.200726T0955Z-200726T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KHGX.RP.S.0034.200726T0955Z-200727T0600Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands- Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula- 455 AM CDT Sun Jul 26 2020 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...Minor coastal flooding around times of high tide and a high risk of rip currents and longshore currents along beach front locations. * WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands and Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula Counties. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 10 AM CDT this morning. For the High Rip Current Risk, through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only isolated road closures expected. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ TXZ313-335>338-261500- /O.CAN.KHGX.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-200726T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KHGX.CF.Y.0003.200726T0955Z-200726T1500Z/ Coastal Harris-Coastal Jackson-Coastal Matagorda-Coastal Brazoria- Coastal Galveston- 455 AM CDT Sun Jul 26 2020 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...Minor coastal flooding around times of high tide. * WHERE...Coastal Harris, Coastal Jackson, Coastal Matagorda, Coastal Brazoria and Coastal Galveston Counties. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only isolated road closures expected. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. && $$
2 follow-up statements
071 WHUS44 KHGX 261436 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 936 AM CDT Sun Jul 26 2020 TXZ436>438-262245- /O.EXT.KHGX.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-200727T0000Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-200727T0600Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands- Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula- 936 AM CDT Sun Jul 26 2020 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Minor coastal flooding around times of high tide and a high risk of rip currents and longshore currents along beach front locations. * WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands and Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula Counties. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 7 PM CDT this evening. For the High Rip Current Risk, through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only isolated road closures expected. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ TXZ313-335>338-262245- /O.EXT.KHGX.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-200727T0000Z/ Coastal Harris-Coastal Jackson-Coastal Matagorda-Coastal Brazoria- Coastal Galveston- 936 AM CDT Sun Jul 26 2020 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Minor coastal flooding around times of high tide. * WHERE...Coastal Harris, Coastal Jackson, Coastal Matagorda, Coastal Brazoria and Coastal Galveston Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only isolated road closures expected. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. && $$
716 WHUS44 KHGX 262047 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 347 PM CDT Sun Jul 26 2020 TXZ436>438-270500- /O.CAN.KHGX.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-200727T0000Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-200727T0600Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands- Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula- 347 PM CDT Sun Jul 26 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...Elevated tides will remain through the evening, but coastal flooding has receded enough to no longer warrant a Coastal Flood Advisory. A high risk of rip currents and longshore currents along beach front locations. * WHERE...Brazoria Islands, Matagorda Islands and Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only isolated road closures expected. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ TXZ313-335>338-262200- /O.CAN.KHGX.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-200727T0000Z/ Coastal Harris-Coastal Jackson-Coastal Matagorda-Coastal Brazoria- Coastal Galveston- 347 PM CDT Sun Jul 26 2020 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Elevated tides will remain through the day today, but coastal flooding has receded enough to no longer warrant a Coastal Flood Advisory. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 4:55 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | HGX | Brazoria, Galveston, Harris, Jackson, Matagorda | 11 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.