FLASH FLOOD WARNING
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
436 PM CDT MON OCT 15 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
HARRIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS
* UNTIL 630 PM CDT
* AT 429 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A BAND OF SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS. RADAR
ESTIMATES AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT BETWEEN 2 AND 4
INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS FROM NEAR JERSEY VILLAGE
TO THE WOODLANDS TO KINGWOOD. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES IS LIKELY OVER
THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS IN THESE AREAS...WHICH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT
FLOODING.
* FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN OR NEAR...
PORTER...NEW CANEY...MEMORIAL...HOOKS AIRPORT...BUSH-INTERCONTINENTAL
AIRPORT...ADDICKS...WOODLOCH...WOODBRANCH...TOMBALL...THE
WOODLANDS...SPRING VALLEY...SPRING...SPLENDORA...SHENANDOAH...ROMAN
FOREST...PORTER HEIGHTS...PATTON VILLAGE...OAK RIDGE NORTH...
KINGWOOD...JERSEY VILLAGE...HUNTERS CREEK VILLAGE...HUMBLE...HILSHIRE
VILLAGE...HEDWIG VILLAGE...CHATEAU WOODS...BUNKER HILL VILLAGE AND
ALDINE.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF LAND
ADJACENT TO SMALL CREEKS AND BAYOUS. ADDITIONALLY...FRONTAGE ROADS...
HIGHWAY UNDERPASSES...FARM-TO-MARKET AND OTHER SECONDARY ROADS MAY
FLOOD. AVOID LOCATIONS WHERE WATER COVERS THE GROUND!
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE COUNTY SHERIFF...LOCAL POLICE...
OR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3001 9574 3024 9548 3032 9534 3032 9518
3006 9507 2986 9525 2971 9565 2982 9583
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 180DEG 0KT 2998 9545
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