Flash Flood Warning 55, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

Issued

Jun 7, 1997, 3:12 PM CDT (20:12 UTC)

Expired

Jun 7, 1997, 6:15 PM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

Area

Whole counties

Counties Austin County, TX, Washington County, TX

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TTAA00 KHOU 072021
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TXC015-477-072315-
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
312 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 1997
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  615 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS
 
   ...AUSTIN COUNTY
 
IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS
 
   ...WASHINGTON COUNTY
 
VERY HEAVY RAINS HAVE FALLEN THIS AFTERNOON OVER SOUTHWEST WASHINTON AND
NORTHWEST AUSTIN COUNTIES. RADAR ESTIMATES 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE
NOON ON TOP OF 3 TO 4 INCHES LATE LAST NIGHT AND EARLY THIS MORNING.
WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE REPORTS CLOSING OF HIGHWAY 109 AT THE
COUNTY LINE. AUSTIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE REPORT CLOSURE OF FM 2502.
OTHER HIGHWAYS IMPACTED BY THIS RAIN INCLUDE STATE HIGHWAY 389 AND FM
2502. THE COMMUNITIES OF WESLEY AND GREENVINE WERE CLOSEST TO THE CORE
OF HEAVY RAINFALL.  NUMEROUS RURAL ROADS WILL ALSO BE FLOODED BY THIS
RAIN.
 
RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE MILL CREEK TO COME OUT OF
BANKS DOWNSTREAM THROUGH AUSTIN COUNTY. FM 2429 BETWEEN BELLVILLE AND
CAT SPRING COULD BECOME FLOOD FROM THIS RUNOFF WHERE IT CROSSES MILL
CREEK.
 
AT 315 PM...RADAR INDICATED THE NEARLY STATIONARY THUNDERSTORM OVER
WASHINGTON AND AUSTIN COUNTIES BEGINNING TO WEAKEN.  EVEN SO...AN
ADDITIONAL INCH OR SO OF RAIN COULD ADD TO THE FLOODING PROBLEM.
 
MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR UNDERPASSES IF WATER
COVERS THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A
SMALL ONE...ON FOOT.
 
 
 
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NWS Houston/Galveston, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 7, 2:59 PM CDT, 13 minutes earlier.

SOUTHEAST TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
259 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 1997

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS GOING OVER ALL BUT THE SW
ZONES.  VERY SLOW MOVING STORMS PRODUCING TOTALS OF 2-3 PER HR
VIA 88D.  CENTER OF THE MCV REMAINS NEAR SEALY AND DAYTIME HEATING
HELPING TO KEEP THE PRECIP FOCUSED TO THE EAST.  SOMEWHAT DIFFUSE
STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEAR CLL TO NRN LAKE LIVINGSTON AND THEN
WANDERING OFF TO THE EAST ALSO A FOCUS FOR HEAVY RAINS.  WILL KEEP
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH GOING FOR THIS EVENING AND LET THE EVENING
SHIFT CALL AN END TO THE FFA.   ETA/MESO-ETA/NGM FAIRLY CLOSE ON THE
SOLUTION OF THE STATIONARY FRONT FINALLY LIFTING NORTH AS CUTOFF OVER
THE SW US LIFTS NE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON.  ALTHOUGH ETAS MOIST AXIS
WILL BE OVER THE AREA DO NOT SEE A PARTICULARLY GOOD FOCUS FOR
CONVECTION SO WILL GO WITH SCATTERED TSRA SUNDAY AND TAILING OFF
SUNDAY NIGHT TOWARD THE COAST...SCATTERED MONDAY AS WELL.  WEST COAST
KICKS OUT NM LOW AND TAKES UP RESIDENCE OVER THE WEST COAST THROUGH
THU EJECTING WEAK S/WS OUT OVER THE PLAINS.  WEAK LOW DEVELOPS IN THE
GULF ON TUESDAY WILL BE KEEPING AN EYE ON THIS.  SUBSTANCIAL LOW
DEVELOPING OVER THE SRN PLAINS TOWARD THE END OF THE WORK WEEK.

TEMPS WILL LIKELY STAY ON THE COOLER SIDE OF MOS SUNDAY AND THEN
INCREASE FOR MONDAY.

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PRELIMS
CLL EEE 71/85/72/88 5444
IAH EEE 72/85/73/87 5434
GLS EEE 77/84/76/85 4434

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