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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX

1018 AM CDT MON SEP 9 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR BRAZORIA COUNTY UNTIL 1130 AM

CDT...



FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN OR 

NEAR...ANGLETON...FREEPORT...JONES CREEK...CLUTE...OYSTER CREEK 

...LAKE JACKSON...RICHWOOD...AND SURFSIDE



AT 1015 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE MODERATE TO  

HEAVY RAINFALL OVER MOST OF BRAZORIA COUNTY. DURING THE PAST 3 HOURS

2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF 

BRAZORIA COUNTY. DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS...AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES OF 

RAIN HAS FALLEN NEAR SURFSIDE AND OYSTER CREEK. THIS HEAVY RAINFALL 

HAS LED TO FLOODING IN SURFSIDE AND FREEPORT. THE FREEPORT POLICE 

DEPARTMENT REPORTS THAT PORTIONS OF VELASCO BOULEVARD ARE 

IMPASSABLE...SPECIFICALLY FROM GULF BOULEVARD TO THE VELASCO BRIDGE 

AND FROM 8TH TO 12TH STREET. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE 

IN THE NEXT HOUR ACROSS SOUTHERN BRAZORIA COUNTY. CENTRAL AND 

NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY CAN EXPECT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN 

DURING THE NEXT HOUR AS HEAVY RAINFALL PUSHES FURTHER INLAND.   

   

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 2935 9524 2925 9516 2903 9518 2885 9546

          2909 9552

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