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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX

740 PM CDT TUE JUN 5 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GALVESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS

  HARRIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS



* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT



* AT 725 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL 

CONTINUING   OVER NORTHERN GALVESTON AND SOUTHERN HARRIS COUNTIES. 

RAINFALL   AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL CONTINUE IN THESE 

AREAS FOR THE   NEXT FEW HOURS. 



* FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN OR NEAR...

  DOWNTOWN HOUSTON...LEAGUE CITY...PASADENA...SANTA FE...            

  CLEAR LAKE...FRIENDSWOOD...SOUTHEAST HOUSTON



TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED IN THESE AREAS THIS EVENING. THE 

CIRCULATION WITH TROPICAL STORM ALLISON HAS BECOME NEARLY  

STATIONARY. TREMENDOUS RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND SEVERE FLOODING 

ARE POSSIBLE OVER HARRIS AND GALVESTON COUNTIES BY LATE TONIGHT.



REPORTS OF FLOODING AND ROAD CLOSURES SO FAR INCLUDE...



ROADS IN SANTA FE ARE FLOODED. FM 1764 IS IMPASSABLE BETWEEN HIGHWAY 

6 AND I-45. FM 646 HAS HIGH WATER AT HIGHWAY 6. 



WEST BOUND LANES OF BAY AREA BOULEVARD IS CLOSED BETWEEN I-45 AND 

HIGHWAY 3. IN LEAGUE CITY...SEVERAL SUBDIVISIONS ALONG FM 518 WEST 

OF I-45 ARE UNDER WATER AND IMPASSABLE. MANY ROADS IN FRIENDSWOOD 

ARE ALSO FLOODED. SAVE YOUR LIFE DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS A FLOODED 

ROADWAY.



SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS OCCURRING ALONG I-45 BETWEEN HOBBY AIRPORT 

AND THE CLEAR LAKE AREA. SEVERAL EXITS AND STRETCHES OF FEEDER ROAD 

ARE FLOODED WITH CARS STRANDED.



RAINFALL TOTALS SO FAR THIS EVENING INCLUDE...



COWERT CREEK AT BAKER ROAD     10.59 INCHES

CLEAR CREEK AT BAY AREA BLVD    8.86 INCHES

CHIGGER CREEK AT WINDSONG       7.52 INCHES

CLOVER FIELD - PEARLAND         7.50 INCHES

NWS OFFICE IN LEAGUE CITY       6.75 INCHES

CLEAR CREEK AT US 288           5.83 INCHES

BERRY BAYOU AT NEVADA           5.59 INCHES

HOBBY AIRPORT                   4.58 INCHES

SUGARLAND                       0.93 INCHES



THE CORRIDOR OF HEAVIEST RAIN HAS FALLEN FROM SOUTH OF HOBBY AIRPORT 

TO LEAGUE CITY...BETWEEN I-45 AND STATE HIGHWAY 35. RAINFALL TOTALS 

OF 7 TO 10 INCHES HAVE BEEN COMMON IN THESE AREAS.



SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS...BAYOUS...UNDERPASSES...AND FEEDER ROADS MAY 

FLOOD QUICKLY. AVOID LOCATIONS WATER COVERS THE GROUND



PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE COUNTY SHERIFF...LOCAL POLICE...OR

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



LAT...LON 2967 9511 2933 9507 2947 9517 2967 9527

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