May 2015 Record Setting May Rainfall Totals For Region

Mon May 25, 2015 9:56 pm

Update from Jeff:

Major flash flood event in progress over SE TX.

Numerous roadways are being closed including portions of I-45 north feeder roads. Major flooding ongoing across Harris County. Rainfall rates of 2-4 inches per hour reported over W and NC Harris County.

10.0 ft rise on Buffalo Bayou in 1 hr

This is a dangerous and potential life threatening flood situation. Act immediately is flooding impacts your location.

Avoid travel.

Mon May 25, 2015 9:56 pm

White Oak @ Lakeview Dr looks like 7 ft in an hr ?

http://www.harriscountyfws.org/GageDetail/Index/550?R=1

ditto - White Oak @ Fairbanks - that's the one that flooded our last home... twice...

http://www.harriscountyfws.org/GageDetail/Index/545?R=1

Mon May 25, 2015 9:57 pm

noticing small heavy showers west of Austin again . . wasn't expecting that. interesting to watch

Mon May 25, 2015 9:58 pm

4.24 inches of rain Beltway 8 @ I-10 W.

Mon May 25, 2015 9:59 pm

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
957 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN COLORADO COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
SOUTHEASTERN BURLESON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
NORTHWESTERN AUSTIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
SOUTHEASTERN BRAZOS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
NORTHWESTERN WALLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
GRIMES COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 100 AM CDT

* AT 954 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN HAVE GRADUALLY MOVED OUT OF THE WARNING AREA. WITH
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN STILL FALLING ACROSS THE AREA...THE FLASH
FLOODING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 100 AM CDT. ANY FLOODING WILL BE
SLOW TO RECEDE.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BRENHAM...NAVASOTA...HEMPSTEAD...BELLVILLE...COLUMBUS...
WASHINGTON...WEIMAR...SOMERVILLE...INDUSTRY...BURTON...MILLICAN...
ANDERSON...LAKE SOMERVILLE DAM...FRELSBURG...RICHARDS...
INDEPENDENCE...PLANTERSVILLE...ROANS PRAIRIE...NEW ULM AND QUARRY.

Mon May 25, 2015 10:00 pm

Spotter W of San Felipe (Austin County) reports 65 MPH wind gust

Mon May 25, 2015 10:04 pm

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON, TX
1003 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015

...The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston has issued a flood warning
for the following rivers...

Rummel Creek near Houston affecting the following counties in Texas...
Harris

For Harris County Bayous at Rummel Creek, Minor flooding is forecast.

A series of upper level disturbances coupled with abundant moisture has produced
2 to 3 inches of rain over the Rummel Creek watershed. Minor lowland flooding is
expected.

Mon May 25, 2015 10:06 pm

Rummel Creek is now out of its banks. Homes may be flooded (Beltway 8 @ 1-10)

Mon May 25, 2015 10:07 pm

South Myde Creek is 3 ft from bank full. Likely to overflow soon.

Mon May 25, 2015 10:08 pm

Little White Oak Bayou has 4ft rise in 10 minutes

Mon May 25, 2015 10:08 pm

Brickhouse Gully nearing bank full.

Mon May 25, 2015 10:11 pm

from their twitter feed: @HCOHSEM Emergency Operations Center has moved to Level II, High Readiness.

Mon May 25, 2015 10:12 pm

Little Cypress Creek 3ft from bank full. Harris County Flood Control District now at Level 2 Activation.

Mon May 25, 2015 10:13 pm

Willow Creek @ SH 249 3ft from bank full

Mon May 25, 2015 10:15 pm

4.16 inches along Buffalo Bayou. Major street flooding in subdivisions and water attempts to drain

Mon May 25, 2015 10:16 pm

from http://www.mctxoem.org/go/doc/1945/2519 ... n-Roadways

05/25/15 20:43 WALDEN RD AT BOIS DARC BEND RD 124S IMPASSABLE
05/25/15 20:51 IH-45 NORHTBOUND FEEDER AT LONGSTREET RD 127B IMPASSABLE
05/25/15 20:57 IH-45 NORTHBOUND FEEDER SOUTH OF HWY 242 217R IMPASSABLE
05/25/15 21:03 FM 1774 AT ONEAL LN (WATER OVER BRIDGE) 211F IMPASSABLE
05/25/15 21:07 218 HALL DR S OFF OF S FM 1486 181V UNKNOWN
05/25/15 21:04 9871 DOVE CT 218T IMPASSABLE
05/25/15 21:09 IH-45 SOUTHBOUND FEEDER AT HWY 242 217R IMPASSABLE
05/25/15 21:16 FM 1774 AT SANDERS CEMETERY RD 211F IMPASSABLE
05/25/15 21:12 IH-45 AT VALLEYWOOD RD 252S IMPASSABLE
05/25/15 21:13 BOROUGH PARK DR AT BRIAR ROCK RD 252S IMPASSABLE
05/25/15 21:23 COPPERLEAF DR AT LAKE WOODLANDS DR 250C IMPASSABLE
05/25/15 21:27 RAYFORD RD AT OAKHURST DR 252X IMPASSABLE
05/25/15 21:29 PINECROFT BETWEEN LAKE WOODLANDS AND LAKE FRONT CIR 251D IMPASSABLE
05/25/15 21:38 OLD HEMPSTED RD AT DUNLAVY ST 211M IMPASSABLE
05/25/15 21:39 HWY 59 NORTHBOUND FEEDER BETWEEN COMMUNITY DR & FM 1485

Mon May 25, 2015 10:23 pm

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1019 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015

BRAZOS-BURLESON-GRIMES-HOUSTON-MADISON-TRINITY-WALKER-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRENHAM...BRYAN...CALDWELL...
COLLEGE STATION...CROCKETT...GROVETON...HUNTSVILLE...
LAKE SOMERVILLE...MADISONVILLE...NAVASOTA...TRINITY
1019 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. HEAVY RAINFALL HAS SHIFTED SOUTHEAST OF THIS AREA.
SOME PONDING OF WATER MAY CONTINUE ON AREA ROADS.

AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-GALVESTON-HARRIS-
JACKSON-LIBERTY-MATAGORDA-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-WALLER-
WHARTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY...
BELLVILLE...BROOKSHIRE...CLEVELAND...COLDSPRING...COLUMBUS...
CONROE...CORRIGAN...DAYTON...EAGLE LAKE...EDNA...EL CAMPO...
FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...HEMPSTEAD...HOUSTON...
HUMBLE...KATY...LAKE JACKSON...LEAGUE CITY...LIBERTY...
LIVINGSTON...MISSOURI CITY...MONT BELVIEU...ONALASKA...PALACIOS...
PASADENA...PEARLAND...PIERCE...PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND...
ROSENBERG...SEALY...SHEPHERD...SUGAR LAND...TEXAS CITY...
THE WOODLANDS...TOMBALL...WEIMAR...WHARTON...WILLIS...WINNIE
1019 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT TUESDAY...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...AUSTIN...BRAZORIA...CHAMBERS...COLORADO...FORT
BEND...GALVESTON...HARRIS...JACKSON...LIBERTY...MATAGORDA...
MONTGOMERY...POLK...SAN JACINTO...WALLER AND WHARTON.

* UNTIL 6 AM CDT TUESDAY

* A SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST ORIENTED BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS
PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS CENTRAL PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
TEXAS WILL SLOWLY SHIFT SOUTHEAST TONIGHT. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
CONTINUE IN THE WATCH AREA INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.
THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AND THREAT HAS BEEN EXTENDED.
DUE TO THE SLOW MOVING AND TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS...A SERIOUS
FLASH FLOOD SITUATION IS ONGOING AND WILL CONTINUE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Mon May 25, 2015 10:24 pm

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON, TX
1023 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015

...The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston has issued a flood warning
for the following rivers...

South Mayde Creek Near Greenhouse Road affecting the following counties in
Texas...Harris

For Addicks Reservoir at Greenhouse Road, Minor flooding is forecast.

A series of upper level disturbances coupled with abundant moisture has produced
2 to 3 inches of rain over the South Mayde Creek watershed. Minor lowland
flooding is
expected.

Mon May 25, 2015 10:29 pm

Update from Jeff:

Overbanks:

South Mayde Creek
Rummel Creek

Following watershed within 3 ft of bankfull:

Willow Creek
Little Cypress Creek
Brickhouse Gully
Keegans Bayou
Little White Oak Bayou

Watching:
White Oak Bayou
Upper Brays Bayou

Mon May 25, 2015 10:31 pm

New storms developing across the Hill Country from the outflow boundary

May 2015 Record Setting May Rainfall Totals For Region

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