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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX

655 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHEASTERN HARRIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS

  NORTHERN BRAZORIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS

  GALVESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS



* UNTIL 1100 AM CDT



* AT 655 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL 

  OCCURRING OVER HARRIS...GALVESTON...AND BRAZORIA COUNTIES. RADAR

  ESTIMATES AND RAINGAGE REPORTS INDICATE 2 TO 5 INCHES HAS FALLEN

  SOUTHEAST OF BELTWAY 8 OVER THE PAST 4 HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4

  INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH MID MORNING.



* FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN OR NEAR...

  WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE...WEBSTER...TEXAS CITY...FRIENDSWOOD...

  CLEAR LAKE CITY...SANTA FE...ALVIN...PEARLAND...HOBBY AIRPORT...

  PASADENA...LA MARQUE...GALVESTON



DO NOT CROSS ANY LOCATION WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD



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 2984 9508 2952 9491 2931 9475 2904 9532

          2931 9547 2979 9544

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