Weather Alerts for Houston

Issued by the National Weather Service

       Flood Warning      

Flood Warning  FLOOD WARNING   Flood Warning
HOUSTON

Areas Affected:
Harris, TX - Liberty, TX - Montgomery, TX
Effective: Fri, 7/26 9:44pm Updated: Sat, 7/27 3:28am Urgency: Immediate
Expires: Sat, 7/27 3:45pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Observed

 
Details:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...

Trinity River at Riverside affecting Trinity, Polk, Walker and
San Jacinto Counties.

San Bernard River near Boling affecting Brazoria, Fort Bend and
Wharton Counties.

San Bernard River near Sweeny affecting Brazoria County.

East Fork San Jacinto near New Caney affecting Harris, Montgomery
and Liberty Counties.

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas...

Long King Creek near Livingston affecting Polk and San Jacinto
Counties.

Menard Creek near Rye affecting Polk, Hardin and Liberty Counties.

Tres Palacios River near Midfield affecting Wharton and Matagorda
Counties.

For the Trinity River...including Crockett, Riverside, Romayor,
Goodrich, Liberty, Moss Bluff...Moderate flooding is forecast.
For the Menard Creek...including Rye...Moderate flooding is forecast.
For the East Fork San Jacinto River...including New Caney,
Cleveland...Moderate flooding is forecast.
For the San Bernard River...including Sweeny, East Bernard, Boling...
Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE...East Fork San Jacinto near New Caney.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 68.5 feet, Moderate lowland flooding continues with
water over the lowest slab elevations of buildings on the
downstream side near the gauge, as well as several hunting camps
along the left bank approximately 2 miles downstream of the gauge
begin to take on water. Widespread flooding continues in the
vicinity of the gauge and in the right floodplain with many roads
including FM 1485 inundated and closed.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 66.6 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 54.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:00 PM CDT Friday was 67.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 58.0 feet
Wednesday evening.
- Flood stage is 58.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
66.7 feet on 11/07/2002.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/hgx.

Saturday afternoon at 345 PM CDT.

Flood Watch  FLOOD WATCH   Flood Watch
HOUSTON

Areas Affected:
Northern Liberty - Inland Harris - Chambers - Wharton - Fort Bend - Inland Jackson - Inland Matagorda - Inland Brazoria - Inland Galveston - Southern Liberty - Coastal Harris - Coastal Jackson - Coastal Matagorda - Coastal Brazoria - Coastal Galveston - Matagorda Islands - Brazoria Islands - Galveston Island - Bolivar Peninsula
Effective: Sat, 7/27 3:09am Updated: Sat, 7/27 3:28am Urgency: Future
Expires: Sat, 7/27 11:15am Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Possible

 
Details:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southeast Texas, including
the following areas, in south central Texas, Coastal Jackson and
Inland Jackson. In southeast Texas, Bolivar Peninsula, Brazoria
Islands, Chambers, Coastal Brazoria, Coastal Galveston, Coastal
Harris, Coastal Matagorda, Fort Bend, Galveston Island, Inland
Brazoria, Inland Galveston, Inland Harris, Inland Matagorda,
Matagorda Islands, Northern Liberty, Southern Liberty and Wharton.

* WHEN...Until 1 PM CDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Storm drains
and ditches may become clogged with debris still present from
Hurricane Beryl.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Another round of moderate to heavy showers and thunderstorms
is expected this morning. Additional rainfall over wet soils
may lead to flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information:
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.