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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
616 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

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

  Long King Creek near Livingston affecting San Jacinto and Polk
  Counties.

For the Long King Creek...including Livingston...Moderate flooding
is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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 1230 AM CDT.

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TXC373-407-300530-
/O.CON.KHGX.FL.W.0053.000000T0000Z-240430T1452Z/
/LIVT2.2.ER.240429T0738Z.240429T1800Z.240430T0252Z.NO/
616 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024

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

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

* WHERE...Long King Creek near Livingston.

* WHEN...Until late tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, At levels above 25 feet moderate lowland
  flooding begins as low lying areas along the creek become
  innundated.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 6:01 AM CDT Monday the stage was 25.1 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 6:01 AM CDT Monday was 25.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 25.3
    feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late
    this evening.
  - Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    25.3 feet on 03/11/2016.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Long King Creek
Livingston     19.0  25.1  Mon 6 am CDT 9.8   5.0   4.0


&&

LAT...LON 3092 9480 3072 9490 3057 9490 3057 9500
      3072 9501 3092 9491


$$

Fowler