WGUS64 KHGX 081601 FFAHGX TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-090600- BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 1100 AM CDT FRI JUN 8 2001 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT... COUNTIES IN THE WATCH AREA INCLUDE...AUSTIN...BRAZOS...BRAZORIA... BURLESON...CHAMBERS...COLORADO...FORT BEND...GALVESTON...GRIMES... HARRIS...HOUSTON...JACKSON...LIBERTY...MADISON...MATAGORDA... MONTGOMERY...POLK...SAN JACINTO...TRINITY...WALLER...WALKER... WASHINGTON AND WHARTON. THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALLISON NEAR BRENHAM THIS MORNING WILL DRIFT SOUTH SOUTHWEST TOWARD THE LA GRANGE AREA BY TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE IN AND AROUND THE CIRCULATION CENTER NEAR AND ALONG THE TRACK OF THE LOW. BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS SOUTHEAST AND EAST OF THE LOW CENTER. RAINFALL RATES WILL AVERAGE 1/2 TO 1 INCH PER HOUR THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. BY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WHERE RAIN BANDS DEVELOP AND TRAIN OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS. THE THREAT OF VERY HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE ON SATURDAY AS MORE OF THE REGION WILL BE TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST OF THE CIRCULATION CENTER. A LARGE SWATH OF HEAVY RAINS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA IS VERY LIKELY! THIS MAY LEAD TO VERY DANGEROUS FLOODING! SINCE LARGE PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS HAVE GROUNDS THAT ARE ALREADY SATURATED FROM ALLISON ASSOCIATED RAINFALL OVER THE PAST THREE DAYS... THIS ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO MORE DEEP STANDING WATER AND OVERFLOWS OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS...AND BAYOUS ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS. THIS CONTINUES TO BE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION! REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOODED AREAS. NUMEROUS CARS HAVE BEEN FLOODED OUT DURING THE LAST FEW DAYS AND RISKING A DRIVE INTO DEEP WATER COULD RISK NOT ONLY YOUR VEHICLE BUT ALSO YOUR LIFE! IF FLASH FLOODING OCCURS IN YOUR LOCATION...REMAIN CALM AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.