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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX

250 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HARRIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS



* UNTIL 845 AM CDT



* THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS FLOOD SITUATION MAJOR ROAD FLOODING IS 

OCCURRING OVER MOST OF THE HOUSTON METROPOLITAN AREA. MANY MAJOR 

ROADWAYS ARE NOW IMPASSABLE AND TRAVEL SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED 

EXCEPT FOR EVACUATION PURPOSES. AT 243 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR 

INDICATED THAT VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUED OVER MOST OF HARRIS 

COUNTY.  BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM... 7 TO 9 INCHES OF RAIN FELL 

BETWEEN JERSEY VILLAGE AND ALDINE AND BETWEEN BEL AIR AND DOWNTOWN 

HOUSTON.  BETWEEN ALDINE AND CROSBY... 8 TO 10 INCHES FELL IN THE 

SAME 3 HOUR PERIOD.  STORMS PRODUCING 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN PER HOUR 

WERE MOVING NORTHEASTWARD FROM BETWEEN DEER PARK AND CHANNEL VIEW AT 

245 AM.  AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN MAY FALL OVER THE 

COUNTY PRIOR TO 9 AM... AND EVEN THOUGH PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO 

DIMINISH IN INTENSITY PRIOR THAT TIME... FLOODING WILL STILL BE 

WIDESPREAD DUE TO THE COPIOUS RAINS OF THE PAST 10 HOURS.   



* FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN OR NEAR...

  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 3004 9513 2961 9506 2955 9512 2963 9542

          2978 9576 3009 9590

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