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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX

1125 AM CDT MON JUL 3 2006



...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS UNTIL 6 PM...



A SURFACE BOUNDARY DEVELOPED NEAR THE COAST LATE LAST NIGHT AND EARLY

THIS MORNING. THIS BOUNDARY PROVIDED A FOCUS FOR HEAVY RAINS ALONG

THE BEACHES AND OFFSHORE...BUT ALSO TEMPORARILY PROVIDED THE BENEFIT

OF SPARING THE INLAND AREAS FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL. LIGHT TO MODERATE

RAIN WILL CONTINUE SPREADING INLAND...BUT NO FLOOD PROBLEMS ARE

EXPECTED UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON AT THE EARLIEST. BREAKS IN THE CLOUD

COVER ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS WILL ALSO ALLOW

TEMPERATURES TO WARM AND EVENTUALLY GENERATE ADDITIONAL SHOWER AND

THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.



EXPECT AVERAGE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

BUT DUE TO THE EXTREMELY HIGH MOISTURE RESIDENT OVER THE AREA...MUCH

HIGHER LOCALIZED AMOUNTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WHERE ANY TRAINING RAINS

OCCUR OR STATIONARY FOCUSING BOUNDARY FORMS. FOR EXAMPLE...RADAR

ESTIMATES SHOW 10 TO 12 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN SINCE

MIDNIGHT 30 MILES OF FREEPORT IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.



RESIDENTS NEAR LOW LYING AREAS...CREEKS AND RIVERS SHOULD KEEP

ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ANY

NECESSARY ACTION TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND PROPERTY IF A WARNING IS

ISSUED.



A FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE

WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA... CHECK

PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK

ACTION IF FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING

IS ISSUED.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO

CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED

QUICKLY. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT AND SEEK HIGHER

GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RAPIDLY RISING WATER MAY ENGULF YOUR VEHICLE

AND ITS OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP THEM AWAY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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