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BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1030 AM CDT TUE JUN 5 2001

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS
ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM NORMANGEE TO SWEENY. THIS INCLUDES
METRO HOUSTON. THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ARE INCLUDED IN THE FLASH FLOOD
WATCH...

BRAZORIA...CHAMBERS...FORT BEND...GALVESTON...GRIMES...HARRIS...
HOUSTON...LIBERTY...MADISON...MONTGOMERY...POLK...SAN JACINTO...
TRINITY...WALKER...WALLER.

ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM IN THE
GULF OF MEXICO IS CONTINUING TO SURGE NORTHWARD THIS MORNING. THE
LATEST COMPUTER GUIDANCE DEVELOPS AN ASSOCIATED WEAK LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM AT THE SURFACE AND MOVES IT INLAND OVER MATAGORDA BAY EARLY
WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE MOST ABUNDANT TO THE NORTH AND
EAST OF THE SURFACE SYSTEM. RAINFALL WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE
WIDESPREAD IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE DAY TODAY AND TONIGHT.

RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING ARE LIKELY TO EXCEED 5
INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 59...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS TO 8
INCHES POSSIBLE. MORE RAIN IS LIKELY DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY.

BECAUSE OF THE HEAVY RAIN...SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS AND BAYOUS MAY
OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS. HIGH STANDING WATER ON ROADS IS LIKELY.

EXPECT SIGNIFICANT RISES ON LARGER RIVER SYSTEMS AS WELL IF THE HEAVY
RAIN MATERIALIZES. INTERESTS ALONG THE TRINITY AND SAN JACINTO...AND
THEIR TRIBUTARIES SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST RIVER FORECASTS FOR THE
NEXT FEW DAYS.

IF YOU ENCOUNTER AN AREA OF HIGH WATER...DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK INTO
IT. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT FOR YOU TO CROSS SAFELY. IF YOU LIVE
IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND SHOULD
FLOODING BECOME IMMINENT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.