700 cars flooded around the Houston Metro area along with houses. Almost
all bayous are all over bankfull.Worst in 100 yrs.
RECORD SETTING RAINFALL OVER THE REGION WITH A TOTAL OF 28 INCHES
WAS REPORTED IN HOUSTON NEAR HIGHWAY 90 AND OAKS.
RADAR ESTIMATES OF RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES COVERED MOST OF
NORTHERN BRAZORIA AND GALVESTON COUNTIES NEARLY ALL OF HARRIS AND
MONTGOMERY COUNTIES. TWO BULLSEYES OF RAINFALLS IN EXCESS OF 14
INCHES OCCURRED...ONE IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY FROM NEAR WILLIS TO NEAR
CONROE TO SHENANDOAH TO NEAR PINEHURST. THE SECOND BULLSEYE OF
RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF 14 INCHES FROM NEAR HOOKS AIRPORT TO NEAR
BELLAIRE TO HOBBY TO CHANNELVIEW TO NEAR KINGWOOD. ESTIMATES OF 18
TO 25 INCHES OCCURRED OVER A LARGE AREA FROM GALENA PARK TO THE
NORTHWEST CORNER OF BELTWAY 8.
THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION OF ALLISONS WAS NEAR EAGLE LAKE AND WAS
NEARLY STATIONARY. A BAND OF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL STRETCHED FROM 20
NM SOUTH OF FREEPORT TO GALVESTON TO PASADENA TO NEAR CONROE. THE
BAND HAS BEEN MOVING SLOWLY EAST BUT THE BAND OVER MONTGOMERY AND
NORTHERN HARRIS HAS BEEN STATIONARY. RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4
INCHES WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS IN BRAZORIA AND GALVESTON
COUNTIES WITH RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR OVER NORTHERN HARRIS
AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES.
ON BUFFALO BAYOU AT MEMORIAL AND SHEPARD APARTMENTS WERE FLOODED
THROUGH THE FIRST FLOOR.
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