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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX

544 AM CDT THU AUG 15 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN BRAZORIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS

  SOUTHERN GALVESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS



* UNTIL 800 AM CDT



* AT 540 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE MODERATE TO    

  HEAVY RAINFALL OVER BRAZORIA COUNTY AND OVER GALVESTON ISLAND. 

  GALVESTON ISLAND HAS RECEIVED CLOSE TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE      

  MIDNIGHT AND FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED BY THE MEDIA ALONG         

  BROADWAY. PORTIONS OF BRAZORIA COUNTY HAVE ALSO RECEIVED VERY      

  HEAVY RAINFALL SINCE MIDNIGHT WITH RADAR ESTIMATES BETWEEN 4 AND 6 

  INCHES.       



* FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN OR NEAR...

  SAN LUIS PASS...GALVESTON...JAMAICA BEACH TEXAS CITY...FREEPORT

  ANGLETON



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



USE EXTRA CAUTION AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DEPTH

AND SPEED OF FLASH FLOOD WATERS.



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 2957 9438 2870 9527 2903 9558 2939 9506

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