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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
629 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024

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

  East Fork San Jacinto near New Caney affecting Liberty,
  Montgomery and Harris Counties.

For the East Fork San Jacinto River...including New Caney...Minor
flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

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

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

The next statement will be issued by late tonight at 1230 AM CDT.

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TXC201-291-339-210530-
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/NCET2.1.ER.240515T0331Z.240519T0330Z.240521T1600Z.NO/
629 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW EVENING...

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

* WHERE...East Fork San Jacinto near New Caney.

* WHEN...Until late tomorrow evening.

* IMPACTS...At 58.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding begins in the
  vicinity of the gage with minor roads such as Chinquapin and
  Riverside Roads beginning to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 6:00 AM CDT Monday the stage was 61.2 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 54.5 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 6:00 AM CDT Monday was 66.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 61.3
    feet this morning. It will then fall below flood stage late
    tomorrow morning.
  - Flood stage is 58.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    61.0 feet on 11/26/2004.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

  Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location             Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Tue   Wed   Thu

East Fork San Jacinto
New Caney            58.0  61.2  Mon 6 am CDT 58.3  56.1  53.7


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LAT...LON 3024 9515 3024 9504 3007 9510 3007 9520
      3014 9517


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