Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
155 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...

  Trinity River at Riverside affecting Walker, Trinity, Polk and
  San Jacinto Counties.

For the Trinity River...including Riverside, Liberty, Moss Bluff...
Major flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/hgx.

The next statement will be issued Sunday morning at 800 AM CDT.

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155 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Trinity River at Riverside.

* WHEN...Until early Monday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 133.5 feet, Minor lowland flooding begins in the
  vicinity of the gage with water in the Green Rich Shores
  subdivision. Backwater flooding up Wright`s Creek impacts
  Plantation Drive in the Deep River Plantation subdivision.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1:30 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 134.3 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 132.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 1:30 PM CDT Saturday was 135.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    early Monday morning and continue falling to 131.9 feet early
    Thursday afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 133.5 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    134.3 feet on 05/14/2004.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

             Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location     Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sun   Mon   Tue

Trinity River
Riverside    133.5 134.3 Sat 1 pm CDT 133.7 133.2 132.7


&&

LAT...LON 3097 9584 3096 9562 3093 9528 3082 9528
      3087 9562 3088 9584


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