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WGUS44 KHGX 051446
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
946 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024

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Grimes TX-Houston TX-Madison TX-San Jacinto TX-Trinity TX-Walker
TX-
946 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 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, Houston, Madison, San Jacinto, Trinity and
  Walker.

* WHEN...Until 300 PM CDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
  continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 946 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
    indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is
    ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area.
    Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen.
  - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in
    the warned area.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Huntsville, Trinity, Point Blank, Riverside, Huntsville State
    Park, Sebastopol, Crabbs Prairie and Oakhurst.
  - 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 3108 9567 3112 9564 3115 9557 3098 9519
      3086 9516 3082 9520 3080 9517 3073 9521
      3053 9564 3063 9583 3062 9583 3068 9596
      3077 9593 3093 9565


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