Flood watch for already saturated Hou/Galvers, next LA

[GalvestonDuck]

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE FLOOD WATCH INCLUDES
HOUSTON.TRINITY.POLK.MADISON.WALKER.BRAZOS.SAN JACINTO. GRIMES.BURLESON.MONTGOMERY.LIBERTY.WA.WALLER.
HARRIS.AUSTIN.CO.FORT BEND.WHARTON. JACKSON.
CHAMBERS.BRAZORIA.GALVESTON & MATAGORDA COUNTIES.

UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL INTERACT WITH ABUNDANT PACIFIC
MOISTURE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD AREAS OF RAIN & ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. EXPECT AVERAGE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN
1/2 TO 1 INCH.WITH ISOLATED 2 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE WHERE HEAVIER
TRAINING RAIN OCCURS.

ON WEDNESDAY.SEVERAL PARAMETERS WILL COME TOGETHER FOR A CHANCE OF
HEAVIER RAINFALL. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE & A FAVORABLE
JET STREAM LOCATION WILL COMBINE WITH A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA
MOVING UP THE TX COAST FROM NE MEXICO. EXPECT ANOTHER 1 TO
3 INCHES OF RAINFALL THROUGH THE DAY WED WITH LOCALIZED
5+ INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE GENERALLY ALONG & SO. OF INTERSTATE 10.

WE USUALLY WOULD NOT ISSUE A FLOOD WATCH FOR SIMILAR SYSTEMS THAT
HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST. HOWEVER.THE GROUND IS COMPLETELY
SATURATED & RESIDENTS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT IT WILL TAKE FAR LESS
RAINFALL THAN NORMAL TO BEGIN HAVING FLASH FLOOD PROBLEMS. MINOR
FLOODING WAS REPORTED LAST NIGHT WITH RAINFALL RATES AS LOW AS 1/2
INCH PER HOUR. SOME AREA RIVERS & CREEKS ARE ON THE RISE &
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY RUNOFF INCREASING THE FLOOD THREAT.

RAINFALL SHOULD GRADUALLY COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST WED
EVENING AS THIS SYSTEM PUSHES INTO LOUISIANA.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH
AREA.CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS.KEEP INFORMED.& BE
READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING
IS ISSUED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING
THIS FLOOD THREAT.

[Suzi Q]

Time to build the ark or get out the canoe again.

[Sean in New Orleans]

Here is our lovely radar for today! http://www.srh.noaa.gov/radar/loop/DS.p ... klix.shtml

[timNms]

Flood watches in Mississippi also.
MSZ062>066 - 072>074 - 111045 -
COVINGTON - FORREST - JEFFERSON DAVIS - JONES - LAMAR - LAWRENCE - LINCOLN -
MARION -
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKHAVEN...COLLINS...COLUMBIA...
HATTIESBURG...LAUREL...MONTICELLO...PRENTISS...PURVIS
420 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2004
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

[PTrackerLA]

BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
330 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2004

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WATCH FOR SOUTHWEST...SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AND
SOUTHEAST TEXAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

PARISHES IN LOUISIANA INCLUDE VERNON...RAPIDES...AVOYELLES...
BEAUREGARD...ALLEN...EVANGELINE...SAINT LANDRY...CALCASIEU...JEFF
DAVIS...ACADIA...LAFAYETTE...SAINT MARTIN...CAMERON...VERMILION...
IBERIA AND SAINT MARY. COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS INCLUDE TYLER...
JASPER...NEWTON...HARDIN...ORANGE AND JEFFERSON.

A LARGE AREA OF RAIN IS MOVING NORTHEAST ALONG AND BEHIND A
STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. LOW PRESSURE
WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WEDNESDAY. THIS
LOW...IN COMBINATION WITH NUMEROUS DISTURBANCES MOVING ACROSS THE
AREA IN SOUTHWESTERLY UPPER LEVEL FLOW...WILL ENHANCE RAINFALL
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN PARISHES AND COUNTIES.

POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING IS HIGH AS GROUNDS ARE SATURATED FROM RECENT
RAINS. ADDITIONALLY...SEVERAL RIVERS ARE AT BANKFULL OR ABOVE ACROSS
THE AREA. THOSE WITH INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS AND BAYOUS SHOULD
REMAIN ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL FLOODING.

REMEMBER...A FLOOD WATCH MEANS FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH
AREA. CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE
READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS
ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR OTHER WEATHER NEWS
SOURCES FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS FLOOD THREAT.
INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE NWS LAKE CHARLES WEB SITE AT
http://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LCH.

$$

It's just plain nasty outside and the temps is dropping, weather bug says its 49 now...gonna be a chilly rain tomorrow.