Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

Issued

Jan 6, 1998, 2:14 PM CST (20:14 UTC)

Expired

Jan 6, 1998, 4:15 PM CST

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

Area

Whole counties

Counties Brazos County, TX, Burleson County, TX

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
214 PM CST TUE JAN 6 1998
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  415 PM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS
 
   ...BRAZOS COUNTY...BURLESON COUNTY
 
AT 210 PM...A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE REGION PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS. 1 TO 3
INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN EARLIER TODAY AND ANOTHER 1 TO 2
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 3 PM.
 
BURLESON COUNTY SHERIFFS HAVE REPORTED HIGH WATER ON NUMEROUS ROADS IN
THE COUNTY INCLUDING THE BRIDGE APPROACH AT COUNTY ROAD 144...COUNTY
ROAD 307 AND BETWEEN FM 111 TO COUNTY ROAD 132. IN THE CITY OF
CALDWELL...HIGH WATER WAS ALSO REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF MAIN AND
OSR.   EMERGENCY MANAGMENT OFFICIALS IN BRAZOS COUNTY ARE REPORTING SOME
MINOR STREET FLOODING IN THE BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION AREA.
 
 
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 Jan 6, 9:37 AM CST, 4 hours 37 minutes earlier.

SOUTHEAST TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
937 AM CST TUE JAN 6 1998

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING OVER THE AREA WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS
SO FAR IN CHAMBERS/LIBERTY/GALVESTON/HARRIS COUNTIES.  FLASH FLOOD
WATCH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.

LL SSE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP THE MOISTURE INTO THE AREA AS THE
UPPER LOW MOVES VERY SLOWLY SE AND BECOMES CUT-OFF.  THIS IS A VERY
DANGEROUS PATTERN DUE TO THE NEARLY SATURATED AIRMASS AND GROUND AND
SLOW UPPER LEVEL MOVEMENT.  RR OF JET PRODUCING COPIOUS LIFT OVER THE
NRN 2/3RDS OF THE AREA. THIS UPPER PATTERN WILL BECOME COUPLED AS THE
SUBTROPICAL JET CUTS ACROSS S TX AND INTO THE GULF THIS AFTERNOON.
OUR SAVING GRACE MAY BE TO GET THE RAIN-COOLED AIR TO PUSH SOUTH OF
THE AREA BUT THIS DREAM LOOKS LIKE IT WILL GO DOWN THE PROVERBIAL
DRAIN DUE TO THE CUTOFF LOWS SLOW MOVEMENT.  WILL COOR WITH SAT ON
UPDATE FOR FFA.  NEW 12Z RUNS HAVE SLOWED THINGS DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY
AND FORESEE THE RAIN CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT.

WILL UPDATE POPS FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT AND WILL NEED TO KEEP SVR
MENTIONED THROUGH TONIGHT.

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PRELIMS...
CLL F-R/T E/E 069/052 053/040 053 ++42
IAH F-T/T E/E 072/054 056/040 054 ++42
GLS F-T/T E/E 069/059 060/045 052 ++42

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