Weather Alerts for Harris Co.Issued by the National Weather Service |
Flood Advisory
 FLOOD ADVISORY |
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| HARRIS CO. | ||
Areas Affected: Harris, TX - Montgomery, TX |
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| Effective: Sun, 6/14 7:32pm | Updated: Sun, 6/14 7:48pm | Urgency: Expected |
| Expires: Sun, 6/14 9:30pm | Severity: Minor | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of southeast Texas, including the following counties, Harris and Montgomery. * WHEN...Until 930 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 732 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Humble, Kingwood, Spring, Patton Village, Roman Forest, Woodbranch, Porter Heights, northern Atascocita, Lake Houston, northeastern Bush Intercontinental Airport, Porter and New Caney. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood Information: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely. |
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 FLOOD WATCH |
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| HARRIS CO. | ||
Areas Affected: Houston - Trinity - Madison - Walker - San Jacinto - Polk - Burleson - Brazos - Washington - Grimes - Montgomery - Northern Liberty - Colorado - Austin - Waller - Inland Harris - Chambers - Wharton - Fort Bend - Inland Jackson - Inland Matagorda - Inland Brazoria - Inland Galveston - Southern Liberty - Coastal Harris - Coastal Jackson - Coastal Matagorda - Coastal Brazoria - Coastal Galveston - Matagorda Islands - Brazoria Islands - Galveston Island - Bolivar Peninsula |
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| Effective: Sun, 6/14 11:29am | Updated: Sun, 6/14 7:48pm | Urgency: Future |
| Expires: Mon, 6/15 7:00am | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Possible |
Details:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southeast Texas, including the following areas, in south central Texas, Coastal Jackson and Inland Jackson. In southeast Texas, Austin, Bolivar Peninsula, Brazoria Islands, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Coastal Brazoria, Coastal Galveston, Coastal Harris, Coastal Matagorda, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston Island, Grimes, Houston, Inland Brazoria, Inland Galveston, Inland Harris, Inland Matagorda, Madison, Matagorda Islands, Montgomery, Northern Liberty, Polk, San Jacinto, Southern Liberty, Trinity, Walker, Waller, Washington and Wharton. * WHEN...Through Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected, with period of heavy rain. Rainfall totals through Wednesday morning are between 2 to 4 inches, with isolated higher amounts of 6-8 inches. Rainfall rates are expected to range from 2-4 inches per hour at times. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood Information: You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. |
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