Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
951 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024

...The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston TX has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Texas...

  East Fork San Jacinto at Cleveland affecting Harris, San Jacinto,
  Liberty and Montgomery Counties.

For the East Fork San Jacinto River...including New Caney,
Cleveland...Moderate flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

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

The next statement will be issued by Saturday afternoon at 400 PM
CDT.

&&

TXC201-291-339-407-182100-
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/CLDT2.2.ER.240518T0354Z.240518T1500Z.240520T0200Z.NO/
951 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE MONDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...East Fork San Jacinto at Cleveland.

* WHEN...Until late Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, Moderate flooding begins as CR 1725 begins
  taking on water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:30 PM CDT Friday the stage was 18.2 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 13.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late this evening to a crest of 21.3 feet late tomorrow
    morning. It will then fall below flood stage late Sunday
    evening.
  - Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    21.7 feet on 11/14/1998.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

  Fld   Observed           Forecasts (10 pm CDT)
Location             Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sat   Sun   Mon

East Fork San Jacinto
Cleveland            19.0  18.2  Fri 8 pm CDT 20.8  18.9  14.6


&&

LAT...LON 3056 9514 3033 9505 3024 9504 3024 9515
      3033 9516 3056 9525


$$

Luchs