Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
837 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024

...The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston TX has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Texas...

  Trinity River at Liberty affecting Liberty County.

For the Trinity River...including Liberty...Minor flooding is
forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 245 AM CDT.

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837 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Trinity River at Liberty.

* WHEN...From this afternoon until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 27.0 feet, Moderate lowland flooding begins as roads
  into several outlying communities above Liberty are closed with
  residents in 5 or 6 subdivisions cut off if not evacuated.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:15 AM CDT Monday the stage was 25.7 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 21.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    this afternoon and continue rising to a crest of 26.8 feet
    tomorrow evening.
  - Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    26.9 feet on 04/15/1955.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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

Trinity River
Liberty      26.0  25.7  Mon 8 am CDT 26.6  26.8  26.7


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LAT...LON 3027 9475 2996 9470 2996 9487 3027 9489


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