PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
411 PM CDT FRI JUL 13 2012
...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...
...HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS THE LAST THREE DAYS...
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS AREAS MAINLY SOUTH OF A LAKE
SOMERVILLE TO HUNTSVILLE TO GROVETON LINE SINCE TUESDAY NIGHT.
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE HAS BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY
OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS THIS WEEK AND RICH GULF MOISTURE HAS BEEN
FEEDING NORTH INTO THE AREA. THIS MOISTURE COLLIDED WITH A SLOW
MOVING FRONT AND THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH TO PRODUCE THE HEAVY
RAINFALL.
BELOW ARE RAINFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE AREA FROM NWS ASOS SITES:
...................7/10-7/13...................................
CONROE 9.67
HOOKS AIRPORT 6.69
SUGARLAND 5.16
HOBBY AIRPORT 4.51
PEARLAND 4.04
GALVESTON 3.55
BUSH AIRPORT 3.13
ANGLETON 2.81
PALACIOS 2.54
COLLEGE STATION 2.24
HUNTSVILLE 1.13
SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE HOUSTON REGION COURTESY OF THE
HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT:
..................................7/10-7/13 TOTALS................
LITTLE MOUND CREEK AT MATHIS ROAD 15.12
SPRING CREEK AT HEGAR RD 13.52
CYPRESS CREEK AT KATY/HOCKLEY RD 13.36
LITTLE CYPRESS CREEK AT CYP/ROSEHILL 12.08
SPRING CREEK AT SH-249 11.56
CYPRESS CREEK AT SH-290 11.08
SPRING CREEK AT KUYKENDAHL RD 10.64
BUFFALO BAYOU AT MILAM ST 6.96
MESONET SITES 24HR TOTALS
CLEVELAND 0.82
DAYTON 0.65
LIVINGSTON 0.45
BAYTOWN 0.41
MISSOURI CITY 0.34
ATTWATER 0.18
FRELSBURG 0.05
EDNA 0.02
COLDSPRING 0.01
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