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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX

1259 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024



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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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