Expires:202409021700;Remove:202409021700;910553
WGUS74 KHGX 021554
FFSHGX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1054 AM CDT Mon Sep 2 2024


TXC167-021700-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Galveston TX-
1054 AM CDT Mon Sep 2 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY FOR 
CENTRAL GALVESTON COUNTY...

At 1054 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 6 inches of rain 
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.1 to 1.5 inches are 
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

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...
  Galveston Causeway, Galveston Island West End, Scholes Field, 
  Schlitterbahn, Moody Gardens, Offatts Bayou and Galveston Island 
  East End.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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LAT...LON 2930 9488 2928 9478 2923 9486 2926 9495

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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