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from the West Gulf River Forecast Center, their Graphical Hydro Meteorological Discussion:

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/wgrfc/HMDmain.php , a plethora of information !

They also have a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/NWSWestGulf
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Morning briefing from Jeff:

Heavy rainfall possible this afternoon and overnight.

Flash Flood Watch in effect this afternoon and tonight

Factors will be in place to produce a round of heavy rainfall this afternoon into tonight. A slow moving frontal boundary currently over N TX will move southward into SE TX while a seabreeze front develops and moves inland from the Gulf of Mexico. These two low level boundaries are expected to collide over SE TX (generally along/near the US 59 corridor) this afternoon with widespread thunderstorm development. This sort of setup has occurred many times in the past with heavy rainfall being the result.

Best timing will be from around 200pm through midnight with showers and thunderstorms likely during that period.

Rainfall amounts of 1-3 inches look likely with isolated totals as high as 5-6 inches possible. NAM model really hammers the US 59 corridor with 3-4 inches of rainfall and confidence is higher this morning that the central counties of SE TX is where the heaviest rains may fall including Harris County however it is not certain. Overall the models are not in great agreement which makes the confidence on the lower side. Rainfall of this magnitude will cause rapid run-off on wet grounds and lead to quick rises on area bayous.

West Fork of San Jacinto River:

The river has crested and is falling, but will remain above flood stage through next Tuesday morning.
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East Fork San Jacinto River:

River has crested and is falling within banks this morning.
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San Jacinto River below Lake Houston:

The river has crested and is falling much faster and sooner than expected. The river may return to within banks as early as late this afternoon or early Sunday.
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Major Flooding likely on the Brazos River.

A Mandatory Evacuation order is in place for portions of the City of Rosenberg.

River exceeded flood stage on Friday afternoon and continues to rise. Water has inundated the US 59 U turns at the river along with several roads in the City of Rosenberg, Simonton and Thompsons. Water is close to overtopping FM 2759 between Greatwood and Thompson. Homes are flooded in Valley Lodge and almost flooded in portions of Rosenberg.

Brazos Bend State Park is flooded and closed until further notice and water has backed up as far as portions of George Ranch.

Backwater flooding is in progress along Rabbs Bayou, Big Creek, and Bull Head Slough with levees holding water out of many of the homes along these channels. Flow is starting to escape the Brazos River flood plain and into Oyster Creek south of Sugar Land.

Major river flooding is likely near the river in Brazoria County as the river flood wave moves downstream.

Flood levels will compare at Richmond to the October 1994 flood (flood of record) and slightly lower at Rosharon. River gage at Hempstead is still rising this morning, so the river still has at least another day before it crests at Richmond and will likely rise another 1-2 feet.
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
934 AM CDT SAT MAY 30 2015

.UPDATE...
CURRENT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA SHOW AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM
UVALDE TO SAN ANTONIO TO LA GRANGE LEFT OVER FROM THE LINE OF
STORMS THAT PUSHED THROUGH THIS MORNING. BEHIND THIS LINE SKIES
HAVE CLEARED OUR ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO WARM. ACROSS THE WEST
THE NEXT LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS PUSHING INTO VAL
VERDE COUNTY.

HAVE ADJUSTED THE POPS/QPF/WEATHER GRIDS TO FOCUS THE HIGHEST
CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE WEST THIS MORNING WITH THIS
LINE. RECENT RUNS OF THE HRRR TAKE THIS COMPLEX TO THE SOUTHEAST
ALONG THE RIO GRANDE RIVER AND THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS. THE MAIN
THREATS WILL BE BRIEF GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND SOME SMALL
HAIL. BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AS THIS LINE
RACES TO THE SOUTHEAST.

THE HIGH RESOLUTION MODELS THEN DEVELOP MORE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE LEFT OVER OUTFLOW
BOUNDARIES DUE TO NOT ONLY DAY TIME HEATING BUT ALSO A WEAK
FRONTAL BOUNDARY. LEFT THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AS IS FOR NOW.
CURRENT THINKING IS THAT MOST AREAS WILL SEE BETWEEN HALF AN INCH
TO AN INCH THROUGH TODAY AND THIS EVENING...WITH ISOLATED TOTALS
UP TO 2 AND 3 INCHES WITH THE SLOWER MOVING OR MORE INTENSE
THUNDERSTORMS.
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Update from Jeff regarding the Federal Disaster Declaration signed by President Obama for Texas Counties including SE Texas.

President Obama has declared 3 Texas counties Harris County, Hays County, and Van Zandt County federal disaster areas for individual assistance and public assistance for the following counties:

Harris, Hays, Van Zandt, Cooke, Gaines, Grimes, Hays, Navarro, and Van Zandt Counties

Additional counties will likely be added.

Affected persons can apply for assistance at

www.disasterassistance.gov or 1-800-621-FEMA (3362)

FEMA Press Release:

http://www.fema.gov/news-release/2015/0 ... eclaration

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Update from the Weather Prediction Center regarding the Excessive Rainfall potential:

...EAST TEXAS/LOWER MS VALLEY...

12Z ANALYSIS AND THE LATEST RAP FORECASTS INDICATE A STRONGER AND
DEEPER MCV OVER NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS THAN DEPICTED BY ALL 00-06Z
GUIDANCE. USING THE RAP AS A GUIDE...THE MCV SHOULD MAINTAIN
SUFFICIENT STRENGTH THROUGH TONIGHT AS IT ROUNDS THE BASE OF THE
LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER TEXAS AND LIFTS SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS
ARKANSAS...RESULTING IN A NARROW BUT POSSIBLY HEAVY AXIS OF HEAVY
RAINFALL ALONG ITS PATH. FFG VALUES ARE SOMEWHAT LOW ACROSS
WESTERN AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS...AND HIGHER ACROSS EASTERN
ARKANSAS...WHILE MANY RIVERS STATEWIDE REMAIN IN FLOOD. FARTHER
TO THE SOUTH...LOWER LEVEL CONVERGENCE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE
SURFACE REFLECTION OF THE MCV SHOULD INTERACT WITH DIFFERENTIAL
HEATING ZONES ALONG THE TEXAS COAST TO CONTRIBUTE TO LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH SLOW CELL MOTIONS. THE
MORE SCATTERED NATURE OF THE CONVECTION SUPPORTS A MORE ISOLATED
RISK OF FLASH FLOODING VERSUS A SLIGHT RISK OF FLASH FLOODING.

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So far so good in the weather department today, but we are not out of the woods. The cold front continues to push S and E into the Northern Hill Country and severe storms have been causing damage near Del Rio and the Rio Grande Plain. The latest visible satellite imagery is beginning to suggest some agitation in the CU field along the I-35 Corridor and the main upper trough is still to our West. Boundaries are very obvious on the satellite imagery and with the advancing frontal boundary and heat of the day, will not be too surprised to see showers and storms increase in areal coverage as the afternoon/evening hours wear on.
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It's about to pick-up quickly.
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Update from Nesdis: (Note: HGX expecting convective activity to increase very quickly now)

SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 05/30/15 1936Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-683-1404
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-EAST:1915Z JS
.
LOCATION...S TEXAS...
.
ATTN WFOS...HGX...CRP...EWX...BRO...
ATTN RFCS...WGRFC...
.
NESDIS IS CONTINUING TO ACCEPT APPEALS ON THE RETIREMENT OF THE SPENES
PRODUCT. APPEALS CAN BE SUBMITTED BY EMAILING JOHN.SIMKO@NOAA.GOV
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EVENT...UPDATE CONCERNING MCS AND ENVIRONMENT AHEAD OF MCS FOR POTENTIAL
HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF S TX.
.
SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...RECENT TRENDS SHOW MCS CONTINUES TO
EXHIBIT SIGNS OF COLD POOL DOMINATION/FORWARD BOWING/PROPAGATION ACROSS
S TX AND N MEXICO WHICH HAS FOR THE TIME BEING LIMITED THE HEAVY RAIN
THREAT TO MAINLY 1"-2" TOTALS IN AN HOUR OR LESS TIME FRAME. RECENT
VISIBLE IMAGES AND ANALYSIS ARE INDICATING AGITATION/SOME CONVECTIVE CELL
DEVELOPMENT IN CU FIELD WITHIN LOWER LEVEL CONVERGENCE AXIS STRETCHING
ACROSS S CENT TX JUST N OF SAN ANTONIO. ANIMATION OF THE GOES SOUNDER
INSTABILITY PRODUCTS REVEALS AN INCREASE IN CAPE (SBCAPE NEARING 5000J/KG
IN SPOTS) AND LOWERING OF CINH ALONG AND S OF THIS DEVELOPING W-E AXIS
OF NEW CELLS. SOUNDER DATA ALSO INDICATES AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE WITH
PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES CLIMBING TO AT LEAST 1.5" OVER S CENT-S TX,
COINCIDING WITH HIGHER SFC DEWPOINTS RUNNING FROM THE LOW TO MID 70'S.
.
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS, SOME CONCERN FOR LOCALIZED HEAVIER RAINFALL
EXISTS AS MCS ENTERS ENVIRONMENT OF GREATER MOISTURE/INSTABILITY,
ESPECIALLY WHERE IT MERGES WITH W-E AXIS OF SLOW MOVING ACTIVITY FORMING
ALONG CONVERGENCE AXIS. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT ADDITIONAL CONVERGENCE
MAY EVENTUALLY COME FROM MCS ENCOUNTERING INLAND PROPAGATING GULF
BREEZE ACROSS S TX LEADING TO A BRIEF SPIKE IN RAIN RATES WHERE THIS
OCCURS. ANALYSIS OF UPWIND PROPAGATION VECTORS AND MEAN 850-300MB MEAN
FLOW ALSO ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAKER FLOW ACROSS S CENT-SE TX WHICH
MAY ALLOW FOR SOME REDUCTION IN FORWARD SPEED WITH THE NORTHERN PORTION
OF THE MCS. CURRENTLY LOOKING AT THE AREA FROM NEAR AND JUST N OF SAN
ANTONIO EXTENDING EASTWARD TO W OF HOUSTON AS HAVING THE GREATER CHANCES
FOR LOCALLY HEAVIER RAINFALL WITH THE W-E AXIS ONLY GRADUALLY SINKING
S WITH TIME. MOISTURE AVAILABILITY/PROFILES SUGGEST THE POTENTIAL FOR
GREATER THAN 2"/HR RATES WITH THE STRONGEST EMBEDDED CELLS AND AT LEAST
2-3" TOTALS IN A 1-2 HOUR TIME FRAME. THE OVERALL LIMITING FACTOR APPEARS
TO BE THE RELATIVE LACK OF LOW LEVEL INFLOW AS SEEN FROM ONLY 10KTS OF
SE INFLOW PER REGIONAL VAD PROFILERS.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
324 PM CDT SAT MAY 30 2015

TXZ186-187-189>193-204>208-302100-
CALDWELL TX-KENDALL TX-BEXAR TX-MEDINA TX-BLANCO TX-TRAVIS TX-
BANDERA TX-BASTROP TX-COMAL TX-GUADALUPE TX-KERR TX-HAYS TX-
324 PM CDT SAT MAY 30 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL GUADALUPE...
COMAL...HAYS...NORTHWESTERN CALDWELL...SOUTH CENTRAL TRAVIS...
NORTHEASTERN MEDINA...WEST CENTRAL BASTROP...KENDALL...SOUTHWESTERN
BLANCO...EASTERN BANDERA...NORTHWESTERN BEXAR AND SOUTHEASTERN KERR
COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM CDT...

AT 320 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE FROM TARPLEY TO CANYON LAKE TO
MARTINDALE...MOVING EAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL UP TO 3 INCHES...HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEW BRAUNFELS...SAN MARCOS...LOCKHART...BOERNE...COMFORT...
WIMBERLEY...BANDERA...CANYON LAKE DAM...KYLE...BUDA...FAIR OAKS
RANCH...CANYON LAKE...BULVERDE...WOODCREEK...MARTINDALE...UHLAND...
MUSTANG RIDGE...NIEDERWALD...STAPLES AND WARING.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
325 PM CDT SAT MAY 30 2015

SAN JACINTO TX-WALKER TX-MONTGOMERY TX-
325 PM CDT SAT MAY 30 2015

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTH MONTGOMERY COUNTY...

AT 324 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
CUT AND SHOOT...OR NEAR WILLIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CONROE...WILLIS...PANORAMA VILLAGE...CUT AND SHOOT...NEW WAVERLY AND
LAKE CONROE DAM.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
328 PM CDT SAT MAY 30 2015

AUSTIN TX-WALLER TX-
328 PM CDT SAT MAY 30 2015

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WALLER COUNTY...

AT 327 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES SOUTH OF WALLER...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF PRAIRIE VIEW...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SEALY...PRAIRIE VIEW...BELLVILLE...PINE ISLAND...SAN FELIPE...
PATTISON AND MONAVILLE.
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Jeff reports several locations receiving 1 inch in 15 minutes where storms are developing.
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From NWS Houston/Galveston:

A cold front will gradually approach Southeast Texas late this afternoon and storms will continue to develop ahead of this boundary. The atmosphere will be very unstable and capable of rapid development of thunderstorms. The storms should be slow moving and capable of 2' hour rain rates which coupled with the slow movement may cause street flooding. In addition the storms may occasionally flare up and produce strong gusty winds in excess of 40 mph and small hail. Stronger storms may be possible. The stronger storms should weaken this evening with the loss of heating and by 9 to 10 pm should just pose a heavy rain threat and be focused close to the coast. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect through 7 am. http://www.srh.noaa.gov/hgx
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
345 PM CDT SAT MAY 30 2015

TXZ199-213-302130-
HARRIS TX-MONTGOMERY TX-
345 PM CDT SAT MAY 30 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL HARRIS AND
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM CDT...

AT 344 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
GREATER INWOOD...OR NEAR GREATER GREENSPOINT...MOVING NORTH AT 20
MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM AS WELL AS RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HUMBLE...TOMBALL...JERSEY VILLAGE...SPRING...KINGWOOD...NORTHSIDE /
NORTHLINE...THE WOODLANDS...ALDINE...GREATER GREENSPOINT...NEAR
NORTHSIDE HOUSTON...GREATER FIFTH WARD...NORTHEASTERN GREATER
HEIGHTS...OAK RIDGE NORTH...SHENANDOAH...SPLENDORA...PATTON
VILLAGE...ROMAN FOREST...WOODBRANCH...WOODLOCH AND EAST LITTLE YORK /
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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
346 PM CDT SAT MAY 30 2015


HARRIS TX-
346 PM CDT SAT MAY 30 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
CENTRAL HARRIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 445 PM CDT

* AT 344 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
HEAVY RAIN DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE URBAN AND SMALL
STREAM FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
FALLEN. RAIN GAGE AT WHITE OAK BAYOU AND ALABONSON ROAD HAD NEAR 1
INCH OF RAIN IN 15 MINUTES OR ALMOST 1 AND HALF INCHES OF RAIN IN
AN HOUR. IF THESE RAIN RATES CONTINUE A FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL
BE NEEDED.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA. THIS
ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL MAKE MINOR FLOODING.
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
355 PM CDT SAT MAY 30 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN LIBERTY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
SOUTHEASTERN SAN JACINTO COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 445 PM CDT

* AT 355 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NORTH CLEVELAND...OR NEAR
CLEVELAND...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLEVELAND...SHEPHERD...SPLENDORA...COLDSPRING AND NORTH CLEVELAND.
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Shutting the computer down gang. Lightning is getting too close for comfort in NW Harris County.
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
437 PM CDT SAT MAY 30 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN HARRIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 432 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED RAINFALL RATES HAVE
INCREASED TO 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR IN SOME LOCATIONS. THESE RATES
WILL PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING ESPECIALLY IN METRO STREETS...CREEKS
AND BAYOUS. CYPRESS CREEK IS CURRENTLY SEEING SOME OF THESE HIGHER
RATES. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS WATER COVERED ROADS! YOU CAN LOSE YOUR
LIFE! FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
HUMBLE...JERSEY VILLAGE...SPRING BRANCH WEST...GREATER
GREENSPOINT...ADDICKS PARK TEN...NORTHERN GREATER HEIGHTS...
SPRING...KINGWOOD...NORTHSIDE / NORTHLINE...ALDINE...SPRING BRANCH
NORTH...SPRING VALLEY...NEAR NORTHSIDE HOUSTON...THE WOODLANDS...
OAK RIDGE NORTH...SHENANDOAH...SPLENDORA...PATTON VILLAGE...ROMAN
FOREST AND WOODBRANCH.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
440 PM CDT SAT MAY 30 2015

TXZ199-200-213-302230-
HARRIS TX-LIBERTY TX-MONTGOMERY TX-
440 PM CDT SAT MAY 30 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN LIBERTY...NORTHEASTERN
HARRIS AND SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT...

AT 439 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED NEAR PLUM GROVE...OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF
CLEVELAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HUMBLE...LIBERTY...DAYTON...KINGWOOD...SPLENDORA...PATTON VILLAGE...
ROMAN FOREST...WOODBRANCH...AMES...HARDIN...PLUM GROVE...KENEFICK...
DAYTON LAKES...ATASCOCITA...LAKE HOUSTON...PORTER HEIGHTS...
NORTHEASTERN BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT...MOSS HILL...PORTER AND
NEW CANEY.
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