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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX

300 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2003



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR LIBERTY...CHAMBERS AND GALVESTON 

COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 3 PM...



AT 3 PM...RADAR INDICATES THE BAND OF RAINFALL MOVING INLAND FROM 

THE GULF HAS SUBSTANTIALLY WEAKENED AND DECREASED IN AREAL COVERAGE. 

BREAKS IN THE RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR 

TWO...ALLOWING FOR STANDING WATER TO SLOWLY RECEDE. 



CHAMBERS COUNTY STILL REPORTS HIGH WATER ALONG HIGHWAY 124 AND FM 

1663 IN WINNIE AS WELL AS SOME RESIDENTIAL STREETS IN SMITH POINT. 

LIBERTY AND GALVESTON COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENTS ARE NOT REPORTING 

ANY PROBLEMS WITH FLOODED ROADS.



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 6 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN FELL ALONG A LINE 

FROM MOSS HILL TO WINNIE TO CRYSTAL BEACH...WITH LOCALIZED 10 TO 12 

INCHES ESTIMATED ALONG THE BOLIVAR PENINSULA. SINCE THE GROUND IS 

SATURATED AND CAN NO LONGER ABSORB WATER IN THESE AREAS...ADDITIONAL 

FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED SHOULD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS 

REDEVELOP.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. 





LAT...LON 3052 9430 2943 9440 2915 9482 3041 9489



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