Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1016 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024

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

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

For the Trinity River...including Crockett, Riverside, Goodrich,
Liberty, Moss Bluff...Major flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

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 Sunday afternoon at 430 PM CDT.

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1016 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024

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

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

* WHERE...Trinity River at Riverside.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 138.0 feet, Moderate lowland flooding continues with
  water 3 to 4 feet below the State Highway 19 Bridge and Plantation
  Drive near FM 230 is inundated. FM 2978 is flooded and impassable.
  Up to one foot of water is flowing over Thomas Lake Road which
  remains impassable. Several roads into the Green Rich Shores and
  Deep River Plantation subdivisions are covered with up to one foot
  of water and homes in Deep River Plantation are threatened.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:30 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 137.7 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 133.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:30 PM CDT Saturday was 138.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to remain steady above flood
    stage at 137.6 feet.
  - Flood stage is 133.5 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    137.7 feet on 07/18/2007.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

             Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 am CDT)
Location     Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Mon   Tue   Wed

Trinity River
Riverside    133.5 137.7 Sat 9 pm CDT 137.6 137.5 137.5


&&

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


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Cady