THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... NORTHERN LIBERTY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS... POLK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS... SOUTH CENTRAL TRINITY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS... CENTRAL SAN JACINTO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS... * UNTIL 1015 PM CDT * AT 811 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS MOVING SLOWLY EAST. RADAR ESTIMATES OF RAINFALL ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA RANGED FROM ONE QUARTER INCH TO 2.5 TO 3 INCHES. THIS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... LIVINGSTON...ONALASKA...GOODRICH...SEVEN OAKS...LAKE LIVINGSTON STATE PARK...ALABAMA-COUSHATTA RESERVATION...WEST LIVINGSTON... MOSCOW...LEGGETT AND SEGNO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS FARM AND COUNTRY ROADS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. && LAT...LON 3049 9473 3066 9514 3104 9517 3092 9464 3051 9454 3049 9454 MC
Posted on: Fri, 01 Aug 2014 01:14:31 +0000
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