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Burleson County Office of Emergency Management
Friday May 27th, 2016 :: 08:43 a.m. CDT

Alert

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
412 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

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AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-FORT BEND-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-LIBERTY-
MADISON-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-
WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE...
BRYAN...CALDWELL...CLEVELAND...COLDSPRING...COLLEGE STATION...
CONROE...CORRIGAN...CROCKETT...DAYTON...GROVETON...HEMPSTEAD...
HOUSTON...HUMBLE...HUNTSVILLE...KATY...LAKE SOMERVILLE...
LIBERTY...LIVINGSTON...MADISONVILLE...MISSOURI CITY...NAVASOTA...
ONALASKA...PASADENA...PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...
SEALY...SHEPHERD...SUGAR LAND...THE WOODLANDS...TOMBALL...
TRINITY...WILLIS
412 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

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

* THROUGH THIS EVENING

* AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN HAVE TRAINED ACROSS MUCH OF THE
AREA SINCE THURSDAY. RAINFALL TOTALS SO FAR HAVE AVERAGED FROM
10 TO 20 INCHES ACROSS LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM
BRENHAM TO CONROE. HARDEST HIT COUNTIES HAVE BEEN WASHINGTON...
BRAZOS...BURLESON...GRIMES AND MONTGOMERY.

* ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH
ISOLATED AMOUNTS FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH THIS MORNING. DUE TO
ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS...ANY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RUN OFF QUICKLY
AND WILL PRODUCE MORE FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD PROBLEMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

Instructions:

MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS
TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN

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:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Warning

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