| Event | Flood Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Area | Brazoria, TX; Galveston, TX |
| Effective | 6/17/2026, 8:03:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 6/17/2026, 11:15:00 AM CDT |
Flood Warning issued June 17 at 8:03AM CDT until June 17 at 11:15AM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX
Details
This FLood Warning replaces the Flash Flood Warning.
* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE…A portion of southeast Texas, including the following
counties, Brazoria and Galveston.
* WHEN…Until 1115 AM CDT.
* IMPACTS…Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 803 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the warned area. Between 4 and 8 inches of rain
have fallen.
– Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the
warned area.
– Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Galveston Island West End, eastern Angleton, Freeport, Clute,
Surfside Beach, Danbury, Oyster Creek, Liverpool, San Luis
Pass and Chocolate Bayou.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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