FORT BEND COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER (EOC)

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1 Frt Bend Cunty OEM Situatin Reprt #6 FBC April 2016 Severe Weather FORT BEND COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER (EOC) SUBJECT: FBC April 2016 Severe Weather SITUATION REPORT: # 6 DATE AND TIME COVERED: Mnday, April 18, Mnday, April 18, I. CURRENT COUNTY PRIORITIES: Mnitr rad cnditins and clsings. Mnitr schl clsings. Maintain cnstant cmmunicatins with lcal jurisdictins. Respnding t media and public inquiries. II. CURRENT SITUATION: (Example: Traffic Cnditins, Weather Cnditins, Majr Issues etc.) Alerts/Watches/Warnings: A Flash Fld Warning has been issued until 09:00AM Mnday, April 18, 2016 Weather Cnditins: Hazardus Weather Outlk: Mnday, April 18, 2016: Rain and thunderstrms. Sme f the strms culd prduce heavy rain. High near 77. Sutheast wind 10 t 15 mph. Chance f precipitatin is 90%. Tuesday, April 19, 2016: Rain and thunderstrms befre 8am, then shwers and thunderstrms likely, mainly between 8am and 2pm. Sme f the strms culd prduce heavy rain. High near 78. Sutheast wind 10 t 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance f precipitatin is 80%. River Cnditins Current frecast shws the Brazs River at Richmnd rising rapidly t elevatin 49.3 tmrrw, Tuesday 4/19. Fr reference, the peak elevatin during the May 2015 fld event was Current frecast shws the San Bernard at East Bernard peaking at elevatin 23 n Wednesday, 4/20. Fr reference, this wuld be the highest elevatin at this lcatin since See attached reprt fr mre infrmatin III. SUMMARY OF ACTIONS Cunty Actins Cunty ffices will have a delayed pening n 04/18/2016 will pen at 11:00AM OEM/Cunty Judge s Office FBC EOC is activated at Readiness Level I Activated AM 1670 Cntinuing t mnitr the weather and prvide situatinal awareness Participating in cnference calls with the Natinal Weather Service Date Page 1 f 3

2 Frt Bend Cunty OEM Situatin Reprt #6 FBC April 2016 Severe Weather WebEOC Incident: April Severe Weather Jurisdictins Jurisdictinal Status Arcla Beasley Fairchilds Katy Kendletn Fulshear Meadws Place Missuri City Activated t Level III City ffices will pen at 10:00am N unmet needs Needville Orchard Pleak Richmnd Rsenberg Simntn EOC is activated Are cnducting initial assessments t determine need fr pumps Staffrd Activated t Level II N unmet needs Mst radways in the city are becming impassable due t high water (as f 07:20am) Sugar Land Thmpsns Westn Lakes Fire Marshal s Office/Fire Departments Fire Department Status FBC Fire Marshal s Office On standby Health and Human Services Memrial Hermann Katy is n Internal Disaster due t weather Sheriff s Office Mnitring rad cnditins Public Transprtatin Cmmuter Services are suspended until the weather clears Rad cnditins in Hustn are unsafe Park and Ride buses are being held at the Park & Ride lts Will cntinue t mnitr the weather and rad cnditins and will reassess thrughut the day Date Page 2 f 3

3 Frt Bend Cunty OEM Situatin Reprt #6 FBC April 2016 Severe Weather Rad and Bridge Staff are ut mnitring rad cnditins Lgistics On standby Schl Districts Schl District Frt Bend ISD Actins Schls and ffices are clsed fr 04/18/2016 Are at Level III (Increased Readiness) is mnitring the situatin Katy ISD Schls and ffices are clsed fr 04/18/2016 Lamar CISD Schls and ffices are clsed fr 04/18/2016 Needville ISD Schls and ffices will perate as nrmal Staffrd MSD Schls and ffices are clsed fr 04/18/2016 Hustn Cmmunity Cllege All campuses are clsed fr 04/18/2016 Univ f Hustn All campuses are clsed fr 04/18/2016 Whartn Cunty Junir Cllege All campuses are clsed fr 04/18/2016 IV. AREAS AFFECTED BY EVENT: Frt Bend Senirs/Meal n Wheels Meals will nt be delivered tday, Mnday, April 18, All senir centers are clsed. Administrative Offices are clsed until 11:00am. V. PARTICIPATING AGENCIES: American Red Crss Are crdinating the pening f shelters in Brkshire, Hampstead, and Sealy CMOC CMOC is activated at Level III V. ROADS CURRENTLY CLOSED: Pending next SITREP Rad Clsures are being reprted n FBC OEM website: Jeff D. Braun Emergency Management Crdinatr Date Page 3 f 3

4 Brazs River Update 4/18/16 AM Overnight rainfall estimates within the Brazs River watershed shw 12 + just nrth f Interstate 10 between Pattisn and Mnaville. This heaviest rainfall is dwnstream f the Hempstead gage, s the Hempstead elevatins will nt be useful in estimating the elevatins we will see in Frt Bend Cunty.

5 Brazs at Richmnd: Current frecast shws the Brazs River at Richmnd rising rapidly t elevatin 49.3 tmrrw, Tuesday 4/19. Fr reference, the peak elevatin during the May 2015 fld event was It is imprtant t nte that this frecast was released at 2AM this mrning and future frecasts shuld be clsely mnitred fr significant changes.

6 Brazs at San Felipe: Current frecast shws the Brazs River at San Felipe rising t 118, befre falling slightly and then rising again t elevatin thrugh the weekend. Fr reference, the peak elevatin during the May 2015 fld event was It is imprtant t nte that this frecast was released at 2AM this mrning and future frecasts shuld be clsely mnitred fr significant changes.

7 San Bernard River Update 4/18/16 AM San Bernard at East Bernard: Current frecast shws the San Bernard at East Bernard peaking at elevatin 23 n Wednesday, 4/20. Fr reference, this wuld be the highest elevatin at this lcatin since It is imprtant t nte that this frecast was released at 1AM this mrning and future frecasts shuld be clsely mnitred fr significant changes.

8 San Bernard at Bling: Current frecast shws the San Bernard at Bling peaking in majr fld stage at elevatin 40.5 n Tuesday, 4/19. Fr reference, this wuld be the highest elevatin at this lcatin since the 1998 event which peaked at It is imprtant t nte that this frecast was released at 1AM this mrning and future frecasts shuld be clsely mnitred fr significant changes.

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