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Rip Current Statement 44, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this rip current statement at Sep 22, 2020, 10:39 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
- Sep 22, 2020, 10:39 AM CDT (15:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 23, 2020, 7:00 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 15:40 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 nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 3.7 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 490 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
876 WHUS44 KHGX 221539 CFWHGX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1039 AM CDT Tue Sep 22 2020 TXZ437-438-222345- /O.NEW.KHGX.RP.S.0044.200922T1539Z-200923T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KHGX.CF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-200923T1200Z/ Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula- 1039 AM CDT Tue Sep 22 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Warning, significant coastal flooding. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Brazoria Islands and Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads may be closed. Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure will be inundated. Some shoreline erosion will occur. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Coastal flooding from Tropical Depression Beta with tides running around 1 to 3 feet above normal through Wednesday morning. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. 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. && $$ TXZ214-313-337-338-222345- /O.EXB.KHGX.CF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-200923T1200Z/ Chambers-Coastal Harris-Coastal Brazoria-Coastal Galveston- 1039 AM CDT Tue Sep 22 2020 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Significant coastal flooding. * WHERE...Chambers, Coastal Harris, Coastal Brazoria and Coastal Galveston Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads may be closed. Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure will be inundated. Some shoreline erosion will occur. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Coastal flooding from Tropical Depression Beta with tides running around 1 to 3 feet above normal through Wednesday morning. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. && $$ TXZ436-222345- /O.NEW.KHGX.RP.S.0044.200922T1539Z-200923T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KHGX.CF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-200923T1200Z/ Matagorda Islands- 1039 AM CDT Tue Sep 22 2020 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Warning, significant coastal flooding. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Matagorda Islands County. * WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads may be closed. Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure will be inundated. Some shoreline erosion will occur. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Coastal flooding from Tropical Depression Beta with tides running around 1 to 3 feet above normal through Wednesday morning. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. 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. && $$ TXZ335-336-222345- /O.EXT.KHGX.CF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-200923T1200Z/ Coastal Jackson-Coastal Matagorda- 1039 AM CDT Tue Sep 22 2020 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Significant coastal flooding. * WHERE...Coastal Jackson, Coastal Matagorda and Matagorda Islands Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads may be closed. Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure will be inundated. Some shoreline erosion will occur. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Coastal flooding from Tropical Depression Beta with tides running around 1 to 3 feet above normal through Wednesday morning. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. && $$
2 follow-up statements
096 WHUS44 KHGX 230333 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1033 PM CDT Tue Sep 22 2020 TXZ438-231200- /O.EXT.KHGX.CF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-200924T1200Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0044.000000T0000Z-200923T1200Z/ Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula- 1033 PM CDT Tue Sep 22 2020 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Warning, significant coastal flooding. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Brazoria Islands and Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula Counties. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Warning, until 7 AM CDT Thursday. For the High Rip Current Risk, until 7 AM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads may be closed. Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure will be inundated. Some shoreline erosion will occur. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Coastal flooding from Tropical Cyclone Beta with tides running around 1 to 3 feet above normal through Wednesday morning. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. 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. && $$ TXZ436-437-231200- /O.CON.KHGX.CF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-200923T1200Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0044.000000T0000Z-200923T1200Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands- 1033 PM CDT Tue Sep 22 2020 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Warning, significant coastal flooding. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Brazoria Islands and Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads may be closed. Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure will be inundated. Some shoreline erosion will occur. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Coastal flooding from Tropical Cyclone Beta with tides running around 1 to 3 feet above normal through Wednesday morning. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ TXZ214-313-335>338-231200- /O.CON.KHGX.CF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-200923T1200Z/ Chambers-Coastal Harris-Coastal Jackson-Coastal Matagorda- Coastal Brazoria-Coastal Galveston- 1033 PM CDT Tue Sep 22 2020 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Significant coastal flooding. * WHERE...Chambers, Coastal Harris, Coastal Brazoria and Coastal Galveston Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads may be closed. Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure will be inundated. Some shoreline erosion will occur. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Coastal flooding from Tropical Cyclone Beta with tides running around 1 to 3 feet above normal through Wednesday morning. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. && $$
531 WHUS44 KHGX 231214 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 714 AM CDT Wed Sep 23 2020 TXZ436-437-232015- /O.EXP.KHGX.CF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-200923T1200Z/ /O.EXP.KHGX.RP.S.0044.000000T0000Z-200923T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KHGX.CF.Y.0008.200923T1214Z-200924T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KHGX.RP.S.0045.200923T1214Z-200924T0000Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands- 714 AM CDT Wed Sep 23 2020 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED AND HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, minor coastal flooding. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Matagorda Islands and Brazoria Islands Counties. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 7 AM CDT Thursday. For the High Rip Current Risk, until 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only isolated road closures expected. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Coastal flooding from Post-Tropical Cyclone Beta may result in tides running around 1 to 2 feet above normal through Thursday morning. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ TXZ214-313-335>338-231315- /O.EXP.KHGX.CF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-200923T1200Z/ Chambers-Coastal Harris-Coastal Jackson-Coastal Matagorda- Coastal Brazoria-Coastal Galveston- 714 AM CDT Wed Sep 23 2020 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... Coastal flood impacts are no longer expected across these locations. Therefore, the Coastal Flood Warning was allowed to expire. Continue to exercise caution due to possible minor ponding of water along some isolated locations. $$ TXZ438-232015- /O.EXP.KHGX.RP.S.0044.000000T0000Z-200923T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KHGX.RP.S.0045.200923T1214Z-200924T0000Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.CF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-200924T1200Z/ Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula- 714 AM CDT Wed Sep 23 2020 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Warning, significant ongoing coastal flooding. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula County. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Warning, until 7 AM CDT Thursday. For the High Rip Current Risk, until 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads may be closed. Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure will be inundated. Some shoreline erosion will occur. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Ongoing coastal flooding from Post- Tropical Cyclone Beta will continue to affect these areas and result in tides running around 1 to 3 feet above normal through Thursday morning. Exercise caution along flooded areas. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 7:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Galveston, Harris | 82 min |
| Sep 21, 7:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris | 2 hr |
| Sep 21, 8:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris | 3 hr |
| Sep 21, 8:48 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 16 hr |
| Sep 21, 8:49 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 11 hr |
| Sep 21, 8:52 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Galveston, Harris | 46 hr |
| Sep 21, 9:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Matagorda, Wharton | 3 hr |
| Sep 21, 9:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 10 hr |
| Sep 21, 9:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Matagorda, Wharton | 3 hr |
| Sep 21, 10:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Jackson, Matagorda, Wharton | 119 min |
| Sep 21, 11:17 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Galveston, Harris | 57 hr |
| Sep 21, 11:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris | 3 hr |
| Sep 22, 12:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Colorado, Jackson, Wharton | 111 min |
| Sep 22, 1:18 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Harris, Jackson, Matagorda | 35 hr |
| Sep 22, 1:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Jackson | 3 hr |
| Sep 22, 2:06 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Matagorda, Wharton | 41 hr |
| Sep 22, 2:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Jackson, Wharton | 10 hr |
| Sep 22, 2:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris | 3 hr |
| Sep 22, 3:09 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Galveston, Harris | 37 hr |
| Sep 22, 3:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 3 hr |
| Sep 22, 3:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Harris | 27 hr |
| Sep 22, 4:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Harris | 23 hr |
| Sep 22, 5:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 9 hr |
| Sep 22, 5:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris | 3 hr |
| Sep 22, 6:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 20 hr |
| Sep 22, 7:30 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 7 hr |
| Sep 22, 8:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris | 4 hr |
| Sep 22, 9:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Montgomery, Waller | 4 hr |
| Sep 22, 9:30 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 7 hr |
| Sep 22, 10:16 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | HGX | 32 hr | |
| Sep 22, 10:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 2 hr |
| Sep 22, 10:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Wharton | 6 days |
| Sep 22, 12:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Harris | 10 hr |
| Sep 22, 12:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris | 4 hr |
| Sep 22, 12:55 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Brazoria, Harris | 24 hr |
| Sep 22, 4:31 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris | 2 hr |
| Sep 22, 6:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Harris, Waller | 51 min |
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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.