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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1006 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024

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

  Navasota River near Normangee affecting Madison, Brazos and
  Grimes Counties.

For the Navasota River...including Normangee...Major flooding is
forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To escape rising water, take the shortest path to higher ground.

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.

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

The next statement will be issued late tonight at 415 AM CDT.

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TXC041-185-313-080915-
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/NGET2.3.ER.240502T0225Z.240504T0815Z.240510T2230Z.NO/
1006 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024

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

* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Navasota River near Normangee.

* WHEN...Until early Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Major lowland flooding begins with massive
  inundation of the flood plain as the river is close to 2 miles
  wide and OSR become inundated one half mile on the right bank and
  1.5 miles on the left bank.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 20.0 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:00 AM CDT Tuesday was 20.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.2
    feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage
    Friday afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    20.2 feet on 04/14/2017.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

              Fld   Observed           Forecasts (10 am CDT)
Location      Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Wed   Thu   Fri

Navasota River
Normangee     15.0  20.0  Tue 9 am CDT 18.4  16.4  15.5


&&

LAT...LON 3111 9622 3097 9619 3087 9614 3087 9624
      3097 9629 3111 9633


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