WGUS64 KHGX 082040 FFAHGX TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-091200- BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 340 PM 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 CONTINUE TO THREATEN SOUTHEAST TEXAS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEGUN TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...AND FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AND INTENSIFICATION IS ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. RAINFALL RATES WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE STRONGER STORMS AND WHERE TRAINING DEVELOPS. THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS...ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WHERE INTENSE 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 SYSTEM'S 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 FOUR 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.