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WGUS84 KHGX 131437
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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
937 AM CDT Sat Apr 13 2024

...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 Crockett, Riverside, Romayor,
Goodrich, Liberty, Moss Bluff...Minor flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

The next statement will be issued late tonight at 345 AM CDT.

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TXC071-291-140845-
/O.CON.KHGX.FL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-240415T0600Z/
/MBFT2.1.ER.240413T0523Z.240413T1315Z.240414T1800Z.NO/
937 AM CDT Sat Apr 13 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Trinity River near Moss Bluff.

* WHEN...Until early Monday morning.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:30 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 12.2 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 9.2 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12.2
    feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage
    early tomorrow afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 12.2 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    12.2 feet on 05/22/1989.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Trinity River
Moss Bluff   12.2  12.2  Sat 8 am CDT 12.2  10.9  8.3


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


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