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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX

503 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL HOUSTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...



* UNTIL 800 PM CDT



* AT 458 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED VERY HEAVY

RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES EAST OF CROCKETT ALONG WITH 

FLOODING ALONG HIGHWAY 7 EAST OF CROCKETT.   IN ADDITION STORMS 

CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TO THE SOUTH AND WEST OF CROCKETT AND MOVE NORTH 

AND NORTHEAST. THIS MAY BRING STORMS OVER THE SAME AREAS REPEATEDLY 

LEADING TO MUCH GREATER ACCUMULATIONS OF RAINFALL. 



* LOCATIONS IN THE FLOOD WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO   

CROCKETT...AUSTONIO...LOVELADY...LATEXO AND KENNARD.



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.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



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 3148 9508 3148 9506 3139 9496 3133 9503

      3133 9505 3108 9544 3110 9578 3135 9566

      3152 9510

TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 180DEG 0KT 3129 9536



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