Weather Alerts for Houston

Issued by the National Weather Service

       Flash Flood Warning      

Flash Flood Warning  FLASH FLOOD WARNING   Flash Flood Warning
HOUSTON

Areas Affected:
Chambers, TX - Harris, TX - Liberty, TX
Effective: Mon, 4/29 4:03am Updated: Mon, 4/29 6:31am Urgency: Immediate
Expires: Mon, 4/29 7:15am Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely

 
Details:
FFWHGX

The National Weather Service in League City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Chambers County in southeastern Texas...
Harris County in southeastern Texas...
South Central Liberty County in southeastern Texas...

* Until 715 AM CDT.

* At 403 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of
2 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Pasadena, Baytown, Deer Park, South Houston, Galena Park, Beach
City, Highlands, Barrett, Channelview, Cloverleaf, Mont Belvieu,
Shoreacres, Old River-Winfree, Cove, Morgan's Point, San Jacinto
State Park, Sheldon, Houston Ship Channel, Northshore and
Wallisville.

Information:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

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.