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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
130 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2007

TXC201-162015-
HARRIS TX-
130 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2007

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR
HARRIS COUNTY...

AT 130 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THAT WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED 
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES HAD FALLEN OVER HARRIS COUNTY 
BETWEEN NASSAU BAY AND ALDINE. THE AREA OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS 
SHIFTED TO THE EAST SLIGHTLY.  CENTRAL HARRIS COUNTY WILL GET A 
BREAK FROM THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION...WHILE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 
3 INCHES AN HOUR CONTINUE TO FALL OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE 
COUNTY BETWEEN SEABROOK...DEER PARK...AND CHANNELVIEW.   
 
FLOODING CONTINUES TO BE EXPECTED IN OR NEAR...
JOHNSON SPACE CENTER...ELLINGTON FIELD...WEBSTER...TAYLOR LAKE
VILLAGE...SOUTH HOUSTON...SHOREACRES...SHELDON...PASADENA...LA
PORTE...JACINTO CITY...GALENA PARK...DEER PARK AND CHANNELVIEW.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF LAND
ADJACENT TO CREEKS AND BAYOUS...DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
ADDITIONALLY...FLOODING MAY OCCUR ON...STREETS...FRONTAGE ROADS...AND
HIGHWAY UNDERPASSES. AVOID LOCATIONS WHERE WATER COVERS THE GROUND!

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7:00 PM FOR THE WARNED AREA.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING OR OTHER 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 2952 9513 2966 9493 2989 9515 2989 9543

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