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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
918 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024

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

  Trinity River at Riverside affecting Walker, Polk, Trinity and
  San Jacinto Counties.

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

  Trinity River near Moss Bluff affecting Liberty and Chambers
  Counties.

For the Trinity River...including Riverside, Moss Bluff...Minor
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.

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 330 AM CDT.

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TXC373-407-455-471-220830-
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918 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024

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

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Trinity River at Riverside.

* WHEN...Until early Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 133.5 feet, Minor lowland flooding begins in the
  vicinity of the gage with water in the Green Rich Shores
  subdivision. Backwater flooding up Wright`s Creek impacts
  Plantation Drive in the Deep River Plantation subdivision.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 133.4 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 133.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    this afternoon to a crest of 133.6 feet this evening. It will
    then fall below flood stage early Tuesday afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 133.5 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    133.7 feet on 03/10/2018.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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

Trinity River
Riverside    133.5 133.4 Sun 8 am CDT 133.6 133.5 133.3


&&

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


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TXC071-291-220830-
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918 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Trinity River near Moss Bluff.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 12.2 feet, Minor lowland flooding begins in the
  vicinity of the gage.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 12.1 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 9.2 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late this morning and continue rising to a crest of 13.0 feet
    Wednesday morning.
  - Flood stage is 12.2 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    13.0 feet on 05/18/1994.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Trinity River
Moss Bluff   12.2  12.1  Sun 8 am CDT 12.4  12.6  13.0


&&

LAT...LON 2996 9470 2979 9466 2979 9479 2996 9487


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