Severe Weather Alert

From Fort Bend County Emergency Management Office:

Why is there a Flash Flood Watch tonight through Thursday morning?

 

The US National Weather Service Houston-Galveston Texas issued the watch due to potential high rainfall RATES over the next couple days. We're not expecting a high TOTAL amount of rainfall, but it's hard to predict right now what areas will see rates as high as 2-3 inches per hour.

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What does this mean for you? It sounds basic, but if it seems like it's raining hard, it probably is. If you're driving and get caught in the heavy rainfall, exercise extreme caution. If you're driving when the rain moves in, get off the road and to a safe, high, place since flash flooding can occur on streets and low areas.

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How can you prepare?

First: Today and tonight before it gets dark you can clear drains, ditches, gutters, and curbs of debris that can wash into drains and cause street flooding. Stay hydrated and be mosquito smart! If you have a yard crew coming today, tell them not to blow your yard waste into the road.

Second: Secure anything in your yard that could wash away if it rains hard on your property.

Third: Check the weather before you go, since the rain is hard to predict and can quickly overwhelm drainage systems. Plan around the storms if you can since flooded roads can stall your car leading to permanent or expensive damage to your vehicle.

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Drainage and Rivers

Right now our rivers are high but well within their banks. Unless the situation changes dramatically, we are not expecting any river impacts at this time. If rain falls at 3 inches per hour, isolated areas may see drainage systems overwhelmed and see some flash flooding.

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