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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX

601 PM CST WED NOV 17 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN LIBERTY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS

  SAN JACINTO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS

  POLK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS



* UNTIL 800 PM CST



* AT 555 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  A BAND OF VERY HEAVY RAIN EXTENDING FROM NORTHWEST LIBERTY 

  COUNTY TO THE NORTHEAST ACROSS SAN JACINTO COUNTY AND INTO POLK    

  COUNTY. THIS BAND IS SLOWLY MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS THESE COUNTIES. 

  RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS 

  FALLEN DURING THE PAST 3 HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES IS 

  LIKELY DURING THE NEXT HOUR AND A HALF. THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 

  WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF AREA ROADWAYS. 

  

* FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN OR NEAR...

  CLEVELAND...SHEPHERD....LIVINGSTON...LEGGETT AND MOSCOW



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DEPTH AND SPEED OF FLASH FLOOD WATERS. ACT QUICKLY IF FLASH FLOODING

IS OBSERVED. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS

TO RISE.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT FOR YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.



PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE COUNTY SHERIFF...LOCAL POLICE...

OR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



LAT...LON 3045 9519 3024 9509 3047 9479 3063 9475

      3099 9469 3102 9494 3080 9511



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