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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX

835 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR HARRIS...CHAMBERS...BRAZORIA

AND GALVESTON COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 AM CDT...



VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHEAST HARRIS COUNTY...NORTHEAST 

BRAZORIA COUNTY AND MAINLAND GALVESTON COUNTY HAS PRODUCED 

SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF ROADS AND NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS.  RADAR 

ESTIMATES OF 5 TO 7 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED SINCE 3 AM FROM 

THE SANTA FE AND HITCHCOCK AREA EASTWARD THROUGH LAMARQUE AND TEXAS 

CITY. NORTHERN GALVESTON COUNTY INCLUDING FRIENDSWOOD AND LEAGUE 

CITY TO THE CLEAR LAKE AREA HAS HAD 4 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN AND SOUTH 

HOUSTON NORTHWARD ACROSS THE BAY ARE COMMUNITIES IN HARRIS COUNTY 

HAVE HAD 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN. 



AT 830 AM CDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAS 

MOVED EAST OF THE AREA LIGHT OT MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE 

CONTINUES IN THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 11 AM. FLOODING SHOULD BEGIN TO 

RECEDE NOW THAT THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. 



FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING IN SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS...

BAYOUS...UNDERPASSES...AND FEEDER ROADS. 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 2947 9537 2916 9504 2953 9468 2987 9523

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