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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
922 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

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

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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 330 AM CDT.

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922 AM CDT Wed May 8 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 137.0 feet, Moderate lowland flooding continues as
  several homes in the Green Rich Shores Subdivision in Walker
  County flood and water covers Thomas Lake Road. The lowest
  buildings off FM 980 northwest of Riverside flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:30 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 138.7 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 132.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 8:30 AM CDT Wednesday was 139.2 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 136.9 feet Monday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 133.5 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    138.1 feet on 06/06/2015.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Trinity River
Riverside    133.5 138.7 Wed 8 am CDT 138.4 137.9 137.6


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


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