Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drivecars through flooded areas.Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or lawenforcement and request they pass this information to the NationalWeather Service when you can do so safely.Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/hgx.The next statement will be issued late tonight at 430 AM CDT.
...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity andincreased in duration for the following rivers in Texas...East Fork San Jacinto near New Caney affecting Harris, Montgomeryand Liberty Counties.For the East Fork San Jacinto River...including New Caney...Moderateflooding is forecast.* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding isforecast.* WHERE...East Fork San Jacinto near New Caney.* WHEN...Until further notice.* IMPACTS...At 58.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding begins in thevicinity of the gage with minor roads such as Chinquapin andRiverside Roads beginning to flood.At 62.0 feet, Moderate lowland flooding begins with secondaryroads near the river inundated, including FM 1485 west of theriver.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 10:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 59.1 feet.- Bankfull stage is 54.5 feet.- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hoursending at 10:00 AM CDT Thursday was 61.5 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stagetomorrow afternoon and continue rising to a crest of 65.2feet Sunday afternoon.- Flood stage is 58.0 feet.- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of64.8 feet on 10/21/1998.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible FloodWarnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be preparedto take action should flooding develop.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to bepossible.* WHERE...A portion of southeast Texas, including the followingareas, Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Coastal Harris, Grimes, Houston,Inland Harris, Madison, Montgomery, Northern Liberty, Polk, SanJacinto, Southern Liberty, Trinity, Walker, Waller and Washington.* WHEN...Through Friday morning.* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- Widespread thunderstorms will develop across the area thisafternoon and evening, with the presence of a warm frontalboundary and abundant moisture providing favorable conditionsfor heavy rainfall. The flood threat will be furtherexacerbated by well-saturated soils still present acrossportions of the region due to significant antecedentrainfall. In general, 3-6" of new rainfall can be expectedfor areas north of the I-10 corridor through this evening.Isolated locally higher totals are possible as well. This mayresult in street flooding, as well as rises along area riversand creeks.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for southeasternTexas.
At 352 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strongthunderstorms 7 miles north of Anderson, or 14 miles north ofNavasota, moving northeast at 35 mph.HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.SOURCE...Radar indicated.IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow aroundunsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation ispossible.Locations impacted include...Huntsville, Madisonville, Bedias, Anderson, Iola, Crabbs Prairie,Roans Prairie, Richards, and Carlos.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.* WHERE...A portion of southeast Texas, including the followingcounties, Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Montgomery and Walker.* WHEN...Until 600 PM CDT.* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 400 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due tothunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to beginshortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rainhave fallen.- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are expectedover the area. This additional rain will result in minorflooding.- Some locations that will experience flooding include...Southeastern College Station, Huntsville, Snook, Millican,Anderson, Huntsville State Park, Roans Prairie, Richards,Carlos, Crabbs Prairie and Wellborn.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood