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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1259 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

TXC185-339-471-022200-
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Grimes TX-Montgomery TX-Walker TX-
1259 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...REPLACES FLASH FLOOD WARNING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of southeast Texas, including the following
  counties, Grimes, Montgomery and Walker.

* WHEN...Until 500 PM CDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads
  remain closed due to flooding. Low-water crossings are inundated
  with water and may not be passable.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1257 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
    indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is
    already occurring. Multiple reports of impassable roads
    around Huntsville. Between 5 and 9 inches of rain have
    fallen.
  - Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is
    expected.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Huntsville, Riverside, Huntsville State Park, Crabbs Prairie,
    Richards and Roans Prairie.
  - This includes the following Low Water Crossings...
    Interstate 45 East Frontage Road at Nelson Creek, River Oaks
    Drive at Prairie Branch, Interstate 45 E Frontage Road at S
    Bedias Creek, State Highway 75 at Town Branch, Sunset Lake
    Road at McDonald Creek, North Freeway Service Rd near Bedias
    Creek and State Highway 75 at Town Branch.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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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LAT...LON 3056 9598 3067 9601 3076 9597 3090 9569
      3090 9567 3089 9565 3091 9562 3093 9562
      3095 9558 3096 9550 3092 9547 3088 9540
      3088 9539 3086 9540 3086 9535 3084 9533
      3072 9536 3059 9554 3052 9595


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