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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
202 PM CDT Wed May 22 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 Crockett, Riverside, Romayor,
Goodrich, Liberty, Moss Bluff...Major flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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 tonightThursday morning at 815
AM CDT.

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202 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024

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

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
  forecast.

* WHERE...Trinity River at Riverside.

* WHEN...Until early Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 136.8 feet, Moderate lowland flooding continues as
  the approaches to the FM 3478 bridge upstream of the gage are
  inundated and impassable. The lowest homes in the Green Rich
  Shores Subdivision are flooded with up to one half foot of water.
  Thomas Lake Road remains flooded and the lowest roads into
  properties off FM 980 northwest of Riverside are inundated and
  impassable.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1:30 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 136.7 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 133.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 1:30 PM CDT Wednesday was 137.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    early Sunday afternoon and continue falling to 132.6 feet
    early Monday afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 133.5 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    136.7 feet on 03/21/2016.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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             Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location     Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Thu   Fri   Sat

Trinity River
Riverside    133.5 136.7 Wed 1 pm CDT 136.1 135.3 134.5


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


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