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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX

344 AM CDT TUE SEP 10 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR BRAZORIA AND EASTERN MATAGORDA

COUNTIES UNTIL 500 AM CDT...



FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN OR NEAR...ANGLETON...BAY 

CITY...BRAZORIA...CLUTE...DANBURY...FREEPORT...HOLIDAY LAKES...JONES 

CREEK...LAKE JACKSON...OYSTER CREEK...RICHWOOD...SWEENY...VAN 

VLECK...WEST COLUMBIA...SAN LUIS PASS AND SARGENT



AT 340 AM CDT DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE VERY HEAVY 

RAINFALL EXTENDING ACROSS MUCH OF BRAZORIA COUNTY AND OUT OVER THE 

GULF WATERS MORE THAN 100 MILES OFFSHORE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 

CONTINUE TO TRAIN ACROSS THE SAME LOCATIONS...AND THIS IS LIKELY 

PRODUCING FLOODING. LOCATIONS MOST AT RISK ARE THOSE THAT HAVE 

RECEIVED BETWEEN 15 AND 20 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST SEVERAL 

DAYS...ROUGHLY FROM ALONG THE COAST NEAR THE SURFSIDE BEACH AND 

FREEPORT AREAS TO THE NORTHWEST TOWARD BAY CITY. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 

3 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH 500 AM CDT IS LIKELY.



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

OF FLASH FLOODS. DO NOT CROSS ACROSS ANY LOCATION WHERE 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 2912 9503 2869 9576 2908 9607 2952 9528

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