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Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this red flag warning at Jan 16, 2026, 12:02 PM CST for 13 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jan 17, 2026, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 11 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 16, 2026, 12:02 PM CST (18:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 17, 2026, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2026, 8:00 PM CST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Counties Austin County, TX, Brazoria County, TX, Brazos County, TX, Burleson County, TX, Colorado County, TX, Fort Bend County, TX, Grimes County, TX, Jackson County, TX, Madison County, TX, Matagorda County, TX, Waller County, TX, Washington County, TX, Wharton County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:02 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 office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 11:55 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | HGX | 46 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.