

000 

WGUS54 KHGX 261527

FFWHGX

TXC089-261830-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX

1026 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  COLORADO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS



* UNTIL 130 PM CDT



* AT 1018 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL OVER MUCH OF COLORADO COUNTY.

  RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE EARLY

  THIS MORNING OVER THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF COLORADO COUNTY. ADDITIONAL

  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY

  AFTERNOON. LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED WATER OVER THE ROADWAY ON

  FM HIGHWAY 155 SOUTH OF WEIMAR.



* FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN OR NEAR...

SHERIDAN...GARWOOD...ROCK ISLAND...WEIMAR...AND COLUMBUS.



SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS...BAYOUS..AND FARM-TO-MARKET OR OTHER

SECONDARY ROADS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. AVOID LOCATIONS WHERE WATER COVERS

THE GROUND



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE COUNTY SHERIFF...LOCAL POLICE...

OR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



LAT...LON 2965 9687 2933 9659 2924 9662 2929 9657

      2941 9636 2954 9630 2993 9662



$$

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000 

WGUS54 KHGX 261527

FFWHGX

TXC089-261830-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX

1026 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  COLORADO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS



* UNTIL 130 PM CDT



* AT 1018 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL OVER MUCH OF COLORADO COUNTY.

  RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE EARLY

  THIS MORNING OVER THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF COLORADO COUNTY. ADDITIONAL

  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY

  AFTERNOON. LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED WATER OVER THE ROADWAY ON

  FM HIGHWAY 155 SOUTH OF WEIMAR.



* FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN OR NEAR...

SHERIDAN...GARWOOD...ROCK ISLAND...WEIMAR...AND COLUMBUS.



SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS...BAYOUS..AND FARM-TO-MARKET OR OTHER

SECONDARY ROADS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. AVOID LOCATIONS WHERE WATER COVERS

THE GROUND



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE COUNTY SHERIFF...LOCAL POLICE...

OR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



LAT...LON 2965 9687 2933 9659 2924 9662 2929 9657

      2941 9636 2954 9630 2993 9662



$$

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