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Rip Current Statement 17, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this rip current statement at Apr 19, 2022, 9:51 PM CDT for Brazoria County, Galveston County, Matagorda County, Texas. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2022, 9:51 PM CDT (02:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 20, 2022, 3:22 PM CDT
- In force
- 18 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 02:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 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
- 557 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -71 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 579 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 3.3
The text
As transmitted.
783 WHUS44 KHGX 200251 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 951 PM CDT Tue Apr 19 2022 TXZ436>439-201100- /O.NEW.KHGX.RP.S.0017.220420T0251Z-220421T0000Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 951 PM CDT Tue Apr 19 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula Counties. * WHEN...Through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...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. Do not 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
563 WHUS44 KHGX 200535 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1235 AM CDT Wed Apr 20 2022 TXZ436>439-201700- /O.NEW.KHGX.CF.Y.0003.220420T0900Z-220421T0000Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-220421T0000Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 1235 AM CDT Wed Apr 20 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, minor coastal flooding expected. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island, and Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, from 4 AM early this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening. For the High Rip Current Risk, through this evening. * IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only isolated road closures expected. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
605 WHUS44 KHGX 200832 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 332 AM CDT Wed Apr 20 2022 TXZ436>439-201800- /O.CON.KHGX.CF.Y.0003.220420T0900Z-220421T0000Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-220421T0000Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 332 AM CDT Wed Apr 20 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, minor coastal flooding expected. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island, and Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, from 4 AM early this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening. For the High Rip Current Risk, through 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. 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. && $$
887 WHUS44 KHGX 201509 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1009 AM CDT Wed Apr 20 2022 TXZ436>439-202315- /O.CON.KHGX.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-220421T0000Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-220421T0000Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 1009 AM CDT Wed Apr 20 2022 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, minor coastal flooding expected. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island, and Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, from 4 AM early this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening. For the High Rip Current Risk, through this evening. * IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only isolated road closures expected. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
956 WHUS44 KHGX 202022 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 322 PM CDT Wed Apr 20 2022 TXZ436>439-211600- /O.CAN.KHGX.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-220421T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KHGX.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-220421T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KHGX.BH.S.0001.220420T2022Z-220423T0100Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 322 PM CDT Wed Apr 20 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...High risk of rip currents, elevated seas and surf, and tides 1 to 2 feet above normal. * WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula Counties. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Minor coastal flooding is possible at the lowest and more susceptible roadways around times of high tide. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, jetties and piers. Remain alert to potential overwash low lying coastal roadways. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 12:35 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | HGX | Brazoria, Galveston, Matagorda | 15 hr |
| Apr 20, 3:22 PM CDT | Beach Hazards Statement | HGX | Brazoria, Galveston, Matagorda | 53 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.