PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 922 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...ANOTHER HEAVY RAIN EVENT ACROSS THE HOUSTON AREA OVERNIGHT... SOME LOCATIONS IN AND AROUND THE HOUSTON AREA EXPERIENCED ANOTHER HEAVY RAIN EVENT OVERNIGHT...THE THIRD SUCH EVENT IN THE PAST TWELVE DAYS. BETWEEN 7 AND 11 INCHES HAVE FALLEN ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF WESTERN HARRIS COUNTY. LOCATIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST HOUSTON WERE NOT LEFT OUT OF THIS HEAVY RAIN EVENT AS HOUSTON HOBBY AIRPORT CONTINUES TO ADD TO THEIR RECORD BREAKING MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTAL FOR APRIL. THROUGH THIS MORNING...HOBBY AIRPORT`S APRIL RAINFALL TOTAL STANDS AT 15.57 INCHES. BEFORE 2009...THE WETTEST APRIL WAS IN 1973 WHEN 10.49 INCHES OF RAIN WAS RECORDED. THE FOLLOWING ARE AREA 24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTALS ENDING ABOUT 700 AM CDT THIS MORNING. METRO HOUSTON... JERSEY VILLAGE 6.2 W 10.13 BUNKER HILL VILL 3.6 NNW 9.74 HOU-BUFFALO BYU @ WEST BELT DR 9.41 HOU - SPRING BRANCH @ BINGLE 8.07 HOCKLEY-CYPRESS CK @ SHARP RD 7.96 HOU-BUFFALO BAYOU @ SAN FELIPE 7.67 TOMBALL 6.2 W 7.48 HOU - LITTLE CYPRESS @ KLUGE 7.44 HOCKLEY - CYPRESS CREEK 7.36 MISSION BEND 1.4 N 7.19 KATY 6.95 HOUSTON HEIGHTS 5.91 HOU-IH 10 @ UPRR BRIDGE 5.91 JERSEY VILLAGE-WHITE OAK BAYOU 5.63 BUFFALO BAYOU NEAR KATY 5.47 HOU-BRICKHOUSE @ COSTA RICA 5.35 HOU-KEEGANS BAYOU@KEEGANS RD 5.20 HOU - COLE CREEK AT DIEHL DR 5.11 HILSHIRE VILLAGE 1 SE 5.00 TOMBALL 0.6 W 4.90 CYPRESS-CYPRESS CK@STEUBNER RD 4.68 SOUTHSIDE PLACE 0.2 W 4.61 HOU-WHITE OAK BAYOU @ ELLA RD 4.60 HOU-IH 10 NR WASHINGTON AVE 4.45 HOU-BRAYS BAYOU @ RICE AVE 4.29 HOU - VOGEL CK @ GULF BANK RD 4.09 SPRING - PANTHER BRANCH 3.92 NEW CANEY 2 E 3.80 CONROE 3.78 THE WOODLANDS-PANTHER BRANCH 3.66 HOU-WHITE OAK BAYOU @ PINEMONT 3.58 HOU-BRAYS BAYOU @ STELLA LINK 3.54 KINGWOOD 1.8 E 3.33 HOUSTON 13 NE 3.33 WALLER-SPRING CK @ HEGAR RD 3.31 HOU-LITTLE MOUND CK@BETKA RD 3.31 BUFFALO BYU @ SHEPHERD DR-HOU 3.23 CLEVELAND 2 S 3.14 HOUSTON WESTBURY 3.13 PEARLAND-SIMS BAYOU @ SH 288 3.03 HOU - RELIANT PARK 2.99 MEYERLAND 1 SSE - WILLOWBEND 2.96 CLEVELAND 2.85 HOUSTON 5.8 SE 2.79 KINGWOOD 3.9 S 2.74 SUGARLAND 1 NW - OYSTER CREEK 2.64 HOU-BRAYS BAYOU @ MAIN ST 2.56 HOU-BRAYS BAYOU @ S MCGREGOR 2.52 BELLAIRE - METRO RAIL @ FANNIN 2.48 CONROE 2.47 HOU-BUFFALO BAYOU TURN BASIN 2.40 CLEVELAND 0.9 SW 2.39 HOU-KEEGANS BAYOU @ ROARK RD 2.35 CONROE - WEST FORK SAN JACINTO 2.33 SOUTH HOUSTON 4 SSW 2.25 HOU-SH 288 @ MCGOWEN 2.21 MONTGOMERY 2.12 MOSES LAKE TIDE GAGE 2.12 RICHMOND 5.6 ESE 2.10 CLEVELAND - E FK SAN JACINTO 2.06 DACUS 2.05 LEAGUE CITY 1.2 N 2.03 HOU-CLEAR CK @ BAY AREA BLVD 1.82 HOUSTON - SIMMS BAYOU AT SH 35 1.81 SUGARLAND 3 SSE 1.74 WEBSTER 0.4 NW 1.71 RICHMOND - BRAZOS RIVER 1.70 SUGARLAND 1 SSW - OYSTER CREEK 1.70 SUGARLAND 1.70 SUGARLAND 1 W 1.70 LEAGUE CITY 2.4 W 1.68 SUGARLAND 1 N - OYSTER CREEK 1.62 SUGARLAND 2 SE - WILLIAMS TR 1.54 SUGARLAND 3 SSW-BULLHEAD BAYOU 1.53 FRIENDSWOOD 1.9 SSW 1.52 SUGARLAND 2 SW - DITCH H 1.50 SUGARLAND 4 SSE-BULLHEAD BAYOU 1.50 MISSOURI CITY 4.8 SSE 1.35 SEABROOK 1.25 SUGARLAND 3 ESE - OYSTER CREEK 1.22 DICKINSON 1.4 W 1.18 TAYLOR LAKE VILLAGE 0.5 W 1.16 BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION AREA... INDEPENDENCE 1.8 WSW 5.72 WASHINGTON STATE PARK 4.80 WASHINGTON 2 WSW 3.25 BURTON 5.3 NNE 3.17 COLLEGE STATION 2.3 SE 1.93 COLLEGE STATION 1.6 E 1.65 COLLEGE STATION 2 NE 1.63 COLLEGE STATION 2 ENE 1.52 COLLEGE STATION 1.1 WSW 1.50 BRENHAM 8 E 1.47 SOMERVILLE - SOMERVILLE LAKE 1.45 COLLEGE STATION 2.3 WSW 1.27 COLLEGE STATION 1.6 WSW 1.26 BRYAN 3.2 SSW 0.87 NORMANGEE-NAVASOTA RVR@OSR 0.82 CALDWELL 0.80 LYONS - DAVIDSON CREEK 0.48 CALDWELL 1 NNE 0.48 GALVESTON AND COASTAL AREAS... FREEPORT - OLD BRAZOS RIVER 6.88 ANAHUAC 14 SE-ANAHUAC NAT WILD 3.03 BRAZORIA NWR 2.53 ALVIN 2.32 WEST COLUMBIA 1 ESE 1.92 STOWELL 11 SSE-EAST BAY BAYOU 1.81 LA MARQUE LEVEE PUMP STATION 1.80 PORT LAVACA 3.7 SE 1.70 SAN BERNARD NWR 1.59 ANAHUAC 1 SSE-HIGHWAY 563 1.58 BAYTOWN 8 NE 1.51 DAMON 1 NNW 1.50 SARGENT 1 ENE 1.50 ANAHUAC 1 NW-LAKE ANAHUAC 1.30 PORT LAVACA 3 WSW 1.30 ANAHUAC 6 ESE-E FK DOUBLE BAYO 1.22 DANEVANG 1 W 1.12 MIDFIELD 1.12 BAY CITY - COLORADO RIVER 1.08 ANAHUAC 17 SW-SMITH POINT 1.06 ANAHUAC 6 S-W FK DOUBLE BAYOU 0.99 MATAGORDA 0.86 MATAGORDA 1 S 0.74 GALVESTON 0.70 REMAINDER OF HOUSTON / GALVESTON HSA... WINNIE 5 NW-RUSH DITCH 2.99 WINNIE 4 NW- SPINDLETOP BAYOU 2.91 ALTAIR - COLORADO RIVER 2.86 EAST BERNARD - SAN BERNARD RVR 2.78 WINNIE 4.4 NNW 2.70 WINNIE 3.9 NNW 2.64 ANAHUAC 10 NE-W FK DOUBLE BAYO 2.52 HEMPSTEAD - BRAZOS RIVER 2.45 LIVINGSTON 0.1 E 2.41 WINNIE 8 NW-OGDEN DITCH HY 166 2.36 BRENHAM 7.2 SW 2.20 BURTON 6.9 SSW 2.04 LIVINGSTON RESERVOIR 1.89 BRENHAM 1.81 LIVINGSTON - LONG KING CREEK 1.77 YOAKUM - AG EXP STATION 1.76 WALLISVILLE - LAKE CHARLOTTE 1.62 INDUSTRY 3 W 1.61 COVE 1 SW-HACKBERRY GULLY 1.49 WHARTON - COLORADO RIVER 1.26 ATTWATER NWR NEAR LAFITTE 1.23 HALLETTSVILLE 17.1 SE 1.22 HALLETTSVILLE 13.4 SE 1.13 ONALASKA 0.6 SSE 1.10 EL CAMPO 15 WSW 1.02 EAGLE LAKE 7 NE 1.00 HALLETTSVILLE 1 SSE 0.90 HUNTSVILLE 0.90 YOAKUM 6.2 NNE 0.83 FRELSBURG - CUMMINS CREEK 0.82 BELLVILLE - MILL CREEK 0.75 LANE CITY - COLORADO RIVER 0.75 EDNA 0.75 SHINER 5.1 ESE 0.69 EL CAMPO 2 NW 0.66 GLEN FLORA - COLORADO RIVER 0.60 RIVERSIDE - TRINITY RIVER 0.59 CROCKETT 9 SE 0.50 SHINER 5.8 ENE 0.43 EL CAMPO 2.5 WSW 0.41 GRAPELAND 0.34 WEIMAR 7 S 0.31 RATCLIFF 0.30 MOULTON 1 SSE 0.28 LATEXO 0.27 COLUMBUS - COLORADO RIVER 0.26 DIME BOX - EAST YEGUA CREEK 0.21 CROCKETT 10 NW 0.20 LOVELADY 0.20 CROCKETT 0.19 WECHES 0.15 DIME BOX - MIDDLE YEGUA CREEK 0.14 KENNARD 7 N 0.13 $$