The National Weather Service in League City has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Western Harris County in southeastern Texas... * Until 730 PM CDT.
* At 425 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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... Downtown Houston, Second Ward, Greater Fifth Ward, Greater Eastwood, Greater Third Ward, Midtown Houston, Fourth Ward, Near Northside Houston, Macgregor, Neartown / Montrose, southeastern Greater Heights, Memorial Park, University Place, Afton Oaks / River Oaks Area, Kashmere Gardens, Museum Park, Denver Harbor / Port Houston, Lawndale / Wayside, Magnolia Park and Hermann Park. Street flooding has been reported along frontage roads near I-10 E and Jensen
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.