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Flash Flood EMERGENCY Issued – (Houston Area) Austin, Colorado, Grimes, Harris, Montgomery & Waller Counties until 9AM

Very heavy rainfall overnight across counties just north of downtown Houston have dropped over 16 inches of rain which has currently left 100s of homes across the area flooded in and around Horsepen creek, Langham Creek, Cypress Creek, Little Cypress Creek, Willow Creek, Greens Bayou, White Oak Bayou (Jersey Village).  Harris County officials area reporting 60+ high water rescues in the area.  Roads across these counties just north/northwest of Houston will likely be closed.  The extremely heavy rainfall that brought these emergency flood conditions overnight is moving slowly off to the south which may impact additional areas of downtown Houston this morning.  Residents in the area need to turn to local media for the latest on the roadway flooding and potential impacts to roadways and possibly school and business closings today.  DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS IN YOUR VEHICLE.

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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
439 AM CDT MON APR 18 2016

...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN COLORADO COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
  WALLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN GRIMES COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
  NORTHWESTERN HARRIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
  AUSTIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 900 AM CDT

* AT 430 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND RAIN GAUGES INDICATE THAT BETWEEN
  8 AND 16 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY AREA.
  FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.

  THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  KATY...TOMBALL...JERSEY VILLAGE...HEMPSTEAD...PRAIRIE VIEW...BROOKSHIRE...
  BELLVILLE...PINEHURST...ADDICKS PARK TEN...THE WOODLANDS...NORTHERN
  ELDRIDGE / WEST OAKS...SHELBY...HOCKLEY...WALLER...MAGNOLIA...PINE
  ISLAND...SAN FELIPE...STAGECOACH...PATTISON AND INDUSTRY.
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Jenny Brown

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