Local Forecasts
The possibility of heavy rain after a hurricane moves inland makes monitoring weather conditions and maintaining contact with your local WFO very important. Keep an eye out for their regular forecasts and the HLS.
Below is an example of the inland flooding portion of an HLS
...INLAND FLOODING... FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING WATERSHEDS: LOWER WHITE OAK BAYOU MIDDLE AND LOWER GREENS BAYOU BUFFALO BAYOU KEEGANS BAYOU SAN JACINTO RIVER BELOW LAKE HOUSTON LOWER SPRING CREEK PEACH CREEK LUCE BAYOU NUMEROUS STREAMS AND BAYOUS ARE THREE-QUARTERS FULL OR CLOSE TO BANK FULL. PLEASE CONSULT THE LATEST FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR AREA RIVERS...CREEKS...AND BAYOUS. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY. RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM IKE WILL AFFECT NORTHERN PORTIONS OF HARRIS AND LIBERTY COUNTIES THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY GENERATING ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1/2 TO 1 INCH...WITH ISOLATED ADDITIONAL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. ANY RAINFALL WILL EXACERBATE THE EXISTING FLOODING PROBLEMS. |
Community Considerations
- What areas within your community would be at risk from flooding or mudslides if you had large amounts of rain in a 24-hour period?
- What might you expect if the ground was already saturated from rains a few days before the hurricane made landfall?