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River Flood Warning 4, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

May 5, 20254 counties in Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at May 5, 2025, 8:59 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 15 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 5, 2025, 8:59 AM CDT (13:59 UTC)
Expired: May 20, 2025, 2:01 AM CDT
In force: 15 days
Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Polk County, TX, San Jacinto County, TX, Trinity County, TX, Walker County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:57 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 Trinity River at Riverside (RVRT2). The gauge peaked at 136.24 ft at May 9, 2025, 2:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 132 ft
Minor stage: 133.5 ft
Moderate stage: 136 ft
Major stage: 140 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08066000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at May 5, 6:31 AM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 5, 6:31 AM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 5, 3:20 AM CDT	Flood Watch	HGX	Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Houston, Liberty, Madison and 6 more	46 hr
May 5, 9:02 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	HGX		46 hr
May 5, 1:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Burleson, Washington	46 min
May 5, 2:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Burleson, Washington	37 min
May 5, 2:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Washington	47 min
May 5, 3:09 PM CDT	Beach Hazards Statement	HGX	Brazoria, Galveston, Matagorda	36 hr
May 5, 3:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Brazos, Grimes, Waller, Washington	32 min
May 5, 3:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Washington	40 min
May 5, 3:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Matagorda	30 min
May 5, 3:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Brazos, Grimes, Waller, Washington	37 min
May 5, 3:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Austin, Waller, Washington	43 min
May 5, 3:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Brazoria, Matagorda	40 min
May 5, 4:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Austin, Waller, Washington	36 min
May 5, 4:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Brazoria, Fort Bend	35 min
May 5, 4:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Brazos, Burleson	41 min
May 5, 4:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Waller	20 min
May 5, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris	23 min
May 5, 5:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Brazos, Grimes, Madison	40 min
May 5, 5:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Waller	18 min
May 5, 5:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Walker	23 min
May 5, 5:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Harris, Waller	36 min
May 5, 5:32 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	HGX	Burleson, Waller, Washington	118 min
May 5, 5:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Liberty	38 min
May 5, 5:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Montgomery, Walker	23 min
May 5, 5:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Harris, Montgomery, Waller	31 min
May 5, 5:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Burleson, Washington	31 min
May 5, 6:03 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HGX	Washington	117 min
May 5, 6:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	San Jacinto	26 min
May 5, 6:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Harris, Montgomery	34 min
May 5, 6:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HGX	Brazos, Burleson, Washington	15 min
May 5, 6:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Brazos	38 min
May 5, 6:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Montgomery	36 min
May 5, 6:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HGX	Polk	49 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.