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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
926 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas...

  Trinity River near Romayor affecting San Jacinto, Polk and
  Liberty Counties.

For the Trinity River...including Crockett, Riverside, Romayor,
Goodrich, Liberty, Moss Bluff...Major 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 late tonight at 230 AM CDT.

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926 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...

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

* WHERE...Trinity River near Romayor.

* WHEN...Until just after midnight tonight.

* IMPACTS...At 40.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding begins as livestock
  and equipment near the river are endangered and communities in
  Liberty are threatened.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:30 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 40.3 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 30.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 8:30 AM CDT Wednesday was 41.2 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    this afternoon and continue falling to 33.0 feet Monday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 40.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    40.3 feet on 01/03/1992.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

             Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location     Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Thu   Fri   Sat

Trinity River
Romayor      40.0  40.3  Wed 8 am CDT 38.8  35.8  34.0


&&

LAT...LON 3053 9477 3042 9480 3027 9475 3027 9489
      3042 9490 3053 9489


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