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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
910 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024

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

  Long King Creek near Livingston affecting Polk and San Jacinto
  Counties.

For the Long King Creek...including Livingston...Moderate flooding
is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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 315 AM CDT.

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TXC373-407-030815-
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910 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024

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

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

* WHERE...Long King Creek near Livingston.

* WHEN...Until early Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, At levels above 25 feet moderate lowland
  flooding begins as low lying areas along the creek become
  innundated.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:01 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 25.9 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:01 AM CDT Thursday was 25.9 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 27.5
    feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage
    tomorrow afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    27.3 feet on 05/18/1989.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

               Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location       Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

Long King Creek
Livingston     19.0  25.9  Thu 9 am CDT 25.3  12.5  6.2


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LAT...LON 3092 9480 3072 9490 3057 9490 3057 9500
      3072 9501 3092 9491


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