A Flash Flood Emergency has been declared due to catastrophic and life-threatening flash flooding around the Houston metro. This is a particularly dangerous situation! Sugar Land, Missouri City, Southern Conroe, Eastern Rosenberg, Stafford, Bellaire, Humble, West University Place, Katy, Richmond, Tomball, Cleveland, Jersey Village, Sealy, Hempstead, Prairie View, Brookshire, Hunters Creek Village, Bellville, and Columbus are all included in this PDS Flash Flood Emergency. Widespread rain accumulations of 6 to 12 inches with isolated totals over 15 inches have fallen this morning. Major to catastrophic bayou and low-lying flooding is occuring. An additional 2 to 4 inches of rain could fall through lunchtime. Many roads – including highways – are underwater and closed. Homes are flooding and evacuations may be required.

 

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

…FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR HOUSTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
NORTHERN COLORADO COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS…
SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS…
NORTHWESTERN LIBERTY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS…
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JACINTO COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS…
WALLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS…
SOUTHEASTERN GRIMES COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS…
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS…
WESTERN HARRIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS…
AUSTIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS…
NORTHERN FORT BEND COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS…

* UNTIL 100 PM CDT

* AT 900 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
WIDESPREAD 6 TO 12 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN WITH AREAS OF 15
INCHES OF RAIN OR MORE. LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING IS
ONGOING WITH MANY FLOODED ROADS…BAYOUS AND LOW LYING AREAS.

THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR HOUSTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
SUGAR LAND…MISSOURI CITY…SOUTHERN CONROE…EASTERN ROSENBERG…
STAFFORD…BELLAIRE…HUMBLE…WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE…KATY…RICHMOND…
TOMBALL…CLEVELAND…JERSEY VILLAGE…SEALY…HEMPSTEAD…PRAIRIE VIEW…
BROOKSHIRE…HUNTERS CREEK VILLAGE…BELLVILLE AND COLUMBUS.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND
LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU ARE
FLEEING AN AREA SUBJECT TO FLOODING OR UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER.

TURN AROUND…DON’T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. STAY OFF AREA ROADS.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…URBAN AREAS…HIGHWAYS…STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS
WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…COUNTRY ROADS…FARMLAND…AND OTHER LOW LYING
SPOTS.