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River Flood Warning 13, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this river flood warning at Jul 14, 2026, 7:19 AM CDT for Matagorda County, Wharton County, Texas. It took effect at Jul 14, 2026, 8:58 AM CDT. It was in force for 71 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 14, 2026, 7:19 AM CDT (12:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 14, 2026, 8:58 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 17, 2026, 8:22 AM CDT
- In force
- 71 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Matagorda County, TX, Wharton County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:21 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 Tres Palacios River near Midfield (MTPT2). The gauge peaked at 28.81 ft at Jul 14, 2026, 6:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 15 ft
- Minor stage
- 24 ft
- Moderate stage
- 26 ft
- Major stage
- 29 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08162600, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2:32 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 43 min | |
| Jul 14, 2:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Galveston | 5 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:03 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 27 min | |
| Jul 14, 4:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Matagorda, Wharton | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 7:06 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Harris, Montgomery | 5 hr |
| Jul 14, 7:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, San Jacinto | 5 hr |
| Jul 14, 8:35 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Montgomery, Waller, Washington | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 11:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Brazos, Burleson, Grimes | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 12:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HGX | Harris, Montgomery | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HGX | Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HGX | Jackson, Wharton | 6 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.