City of Manvel

A hurricane watch is in effect.

LATEST AVAILABLE INFORMATION:

Tropical Storm Edouard has formed in the Northern Gulf of Mexico.

AFFECTED COUNTIES:

Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Harris, Jackson, Liberty, Matagorda.

WATCHES & WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

Flash Flood Watch 
Tropical storm watch
Hurricane watch

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:

Residents should prepare for strong tropical storm force winds. Presently, wind speeds are expected to be in the 40 to 65 mph range. Minor damage will occur to many mobile homes. A few houses may have minor damage to roof shingles and siding.

Unsecured lightweight items may become projectiles, causing additional damage. Some electrical wires will be blown down, and local power outages are likely.

Most newly planted trees and shrubs will be damaged or uprooted. Some rotting small trees will be uprooted, and rotten large branches will snap. Numerous small twigs will separate from trees.

STORM SURGE & STORM TIDE:

A storm surge of 2 to 3 feet is expected from Freeport to High Island, bringing the total water levels to be between 4 to 5 feet above mean lower low water.

South of Freeport to Port O’Connor a surge of 1 to 2 feet is expected. This will produce total water levels of 3 to 4 feet above mean lower low water.

WINDS:

Tropical storm force winds are expected to begin late Monday night and persist through the morning hours on Tuesday. The highest winds are expected to occur across coastal areas of Brazoria, Galveston, and Chambers counties where sustained winds of 50 to 65 mph are expected.

Across Liberty, Harris, Jackson, and Matagorda counties sustained winds should peak in the 40 to 50 mph range, under the current National Hurricane Center forecast

INLAND FLOODING:

Average rainfall amounts of 2 to 5 inches are expected across the watch area, with isolated amounts in the 6 to 8 inch range possible. This could produce some flooding problems, especially across urban areas.

TORNADOES:

Tornadoes will be a possibility as the tropical storm approaches and rain bands begin to impact the coastline. This threat should begin late Monday night and persist into the afternoon hours on Tuesday.

National Hurricane Center