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TXC015-039-041-051-071-089-157-167-185-201-225-239-291-313-321-339-

373-407-455-471-473-477-481-122100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX

554 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2003



...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES TODAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...



RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL

STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO CENTRAL TEXAS. MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS THE

REGION HAVE SEEN 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. AT

THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT ONLY STEADY LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL

WILL PERSIST FOR MOST OF THE DAY BRINGING ANOTHER 0.5 TO 1.5 INCHES.

THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL OVER A 6 TO 12 HOUR PERIOD SHOULD NOT POSE A

MAJOR FLASH FLOOD THREAT.



HOWEVER...THERE IS A REMOTE POSSIBILITY THAT HEAVIER SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IF WE GET ANY

HEATING. SHOULD THIS OCCUR AND HEAVY RAIN FALLS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF

TIME...WATER WILL RUNOFF CAUSING SOME STREET FLOODING AND POSSIBLY A

RISE ON AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS.



PRECIPITATION SHOULD END FROM WEST TO EAST LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND

THIS EVENING.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS

POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...

KEEP INFORMED AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS

OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS

FLASH FLOOD THREAT.



$$

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000 

WGUS74 KHGX 121054

FFSHOU

TXC015-039-041-051-071-089-157-167-185-201-225-239-291-313-321-339-

373-407-455-471-473-477-481-122100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX

554 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2003



...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES TODAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...



RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL

STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO CENTRAL TEXAS. MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS THE

REGION HAVE SEEN 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. AT

THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT ONLY STEADY LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL

WILL PERSIST FOR MOST OF THE DAY BRINGING ANOTHER 0.5 TO 1.5 INCHES.

THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL OVER A 6 TO 12 HOUR PERIOD SHOULD NOT POSE A

MAJOR FLASH FLOOD THREAT.



HOWEVER...THERE IS A REMOTE POSSIBILITY THAT HEAVIER SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IF WE GET ANY

HEATING. SHOULD THIS OCCUR AND HEAVY RAIN FALLS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF

TIME...WATER WILL RUNOFF CAUSING SOME STREET FLOODING AND POSSIBLY A

RISE ON AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS.



PRECIPITATION SHOULD END FROM WEST TO EAST LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND

THIS EVENING.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS

POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...

KEEP INFORMED AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS

OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS

FLASH FLOOD THREAT.



$$

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