FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 1000 PM CDT TUE JUN 5 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...   GALVESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS   HARRIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS   MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS

* UNTIL 100 AM CDT

* AT 955 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER  PORTIONS OF HARRIS AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES. RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3  INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGER STORMS.

* FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN OR NEAR...HOUSTON...ALDINE...HUMBLE...NEW  CANEY...CONROE AND THE WOODLANDS.

ALTHOUGH THE RAIN HAS DIMINISHED OVER NORTHERN GALVESTON COUNTY...  VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS FLOODED THE AREA AND FLOOD WATERS HAVE YET TO  RECEDE. ADDITIONAL RAINBANDS DEVELOPING OVER THE GULF MAY IMPACT  GALVESTON COUNTY BY MIDNIGHT.

SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS...BAYOUS...UNDERPASSES...AND FEEDER ROADS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. AVOID LOCATIONS WATER COVERS THE GROUND!

USE EXTRA CAUTION AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DEPTH AND SPEED OF FLASH FLOOD WATERS.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE COUNTY SHERIFF...LOCAL POLICE...OR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 3029 9519 2951 9497 2946 9511 3031 9574