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Burleson County Office of Emergency Management
Saturday October 24th, 2015 :: 09:32 a.m. CDT

Alert

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR BURLESON COUNTY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AUSTIN...BRAZORIA...BRAZOS...BURLESON...CHAMBERS...COLORADO...
FORT ...BEND...GALVESTON...GRIMES...HARRIS...HOUSTON...
JACKSON...LIBERTY...MADISON...MATAGORDA...MONTGOMERY...POLK...
SAN JACINTO...TRINITY...WALKER...WALLER...WASHINGTON AND
WHARTON.

* FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING

* WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD
ACROSS THE REGION ON SATURDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE NORTH OF A COLUMBUS TO CLEVELAND LINE WITH RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
SOUTHEAST TEXAS BY MONDAY MORNING. ISOLATED AREAS COULD
EXPERIENCE HIGHER AMOUNTS AREAWIDE.

* THE RAINFALL RATES TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MAY EXCEED 3 INCHES
PER HOUR WHICH WILL EASILY LEAD TO STREET FLOODING. RIVER AND
BAYOU FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE WHERE THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS
CONCENTRATE. BY SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY MORNING THE HEAVIER RAINS
SHOULD DEPART THE AREA TO THE EAST BUT THE THREAT OF RIVER AND
BAYOU FLOODING COULD LINGER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION

Instructions:

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

Address/Location
Burleson County Office of Emergency Management
100 West Buck Street
Caldwell, TX 77836

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 979-567-2008

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Unknown - Urgency not known
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Watch

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