000 WGUS44 KHGX 121230 FLWHGX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON, TX 730 AM CDT THU JUL 12 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS... CYPRESS CREEK AT GRANT ROAD AFFECTING HARRIS COUNTY FOR CYPRESS CREEK AT GRANT ROAD, MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURING, WITH MODERATE FLODING EXPECTED. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE COUPLED WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING THE AREA THE PAST 48 TO72 HOURS HAS PRODUCED AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE UPPER CYPRESS CREEK WATERSHED. WITH TEH GROUND BEING SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS RAIND RUNOFF HAS PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING NEAR GRANT ROAD IN NORTHWEST HARRIS COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PERSONS ARE URGED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE RIVER UNTIL WATER LEVELS RECEDE. MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID ANY WATER COVERED ROADS AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER NEWS SOURCES FOR FURTHER UPDATES. && TXC201-122010- /O.NEW.KHGX.FL.W.0056.120712T1230Z-120712T2010Z/ /CCGT2.1.ER.120712T1122Z.120712T1201Z.120712T1410Z.NO/ 730 AM CDT THU JUL 12 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR CYPRESS CREEK AT GRANT ROAD. * UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 38.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 36.7 FEET. * FORECAST...THE CREEK ROSE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLIER THIS MORNING WITH A CONTINUED RISE TO NEAR 39 TO 39.5 FEET EXPECTED * AT 38.9 FEET...118.9 FEET MSL...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS AS WATER TOPS THE BANKS OF THE MAIN CHANNEL. $$