

000 

WGUS54 KHGX 090502

FFWHOU

TXC201-090800-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX

1157 PM CDT FRI JUN 8 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HARRIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS



* UNTIL 300 AM CDT



* AT 1148 PM CDT...THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS FLOOD SITUATION MAJOR 

ROAD FLOODING IS OCCURRING OVER MANY PARTS OF THE HOUSTON 

METROPOLITAN AREA.   DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL 

CONTINUING OVER HARRIS COUNTY NORTHEAST OF THE 610 LOOP AND OVER 

MUCH OF THE COUNTY WEST OF 288 SOUTH AND INTERSTATE 45 NORTH. RADAR 

ESTIMATES INDICATE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE IN THE PAST 

3 HOURS NORTHEAST OF THE 610 LOOP.  DPS ANNOUNCED AT 11 PM THAT THE 

NORTHEAST SECTION OF THE 610 LOOP WAS CLOSED BETWEEN INTERSTATE 10 

AND INTERSTATE 45.  HEAVY RAINS IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES AN HOUR 

CONTINUE TO STREAM INTO HARRIS COUNTY FROM THE SOUTH AND INTENSIFY 

OVER A STATIONARY BOUNDARY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10.



* FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN OR NEAR...

  DOWNTOWN WEST OF HIGHWAY 288 AND INTERSTATE 45

  ALDINE...BELLAIRE...BUNKER HILL VILLAGE...CHANNELVIEW



DO NOT CROSS ANY LOCATION WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD



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 3001 9513 2958 9511 2974 9572 3007 9585

