WGUS64 KHGX 100917 FFAHGX TXZ164-178-179-199-200-213-214-227-236>238-102100- BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 415 AM CDT SUN JUN 10 2001 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH EXTENDED THROUGH TODAY FOR THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS... COUNTIES IN THE WATCH AREA INCLUDE...BRAZORIA...CHAMBERS...FORT BEND...GALVESTON...HARRIS...LIBERTY...MATAGORDA...MONTGOMERY...POLK... AND SAN JACINTO. THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALLISON OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST TODAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE IN AND AROUND THE CIRCULATION CENTER NEAR AND ALONG THE TRACK OF THE LOW...WITH BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SOUTHEAST AND EAST OF THE LOW CENTER...AND WITH A FEW BANDS WRAPPING AROUND THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CIRCULATION. RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WHERE RAIN BANDS TRAIN OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS. THE THREAT OF VERY HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. HOWEVER...THE THREAT WILL BE HIGHER OVER CHAMBERS...GALVESTON...HARRIS AND LIBERTY COUNTIES. SINCE LARGE PORTIONS OF FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREA HAVE GROUNDS THAT ARE ALREADY SATURATED DUE TO HEAVY RAINS THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS... ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO MORE DEEP STANDING WATER AND OVERFLOWS OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS...AND BAYOUS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOODED AREAS. NUMEROUS MOTOR VEHICLES HAVE BEEN FLOODED OUT DURING THE LAST FEW DAYS AND DRIVING ACROSS ROADWAYS COVERED WITH 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.