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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
938 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024

...Forecast flooding changed from Moderate to Major severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in Texas...

  East Fork San Jacinto near New Caney affecting Harris, Liberty
  and Montgomery Counties.

For the East Fork San Jacinto River...including New Caney...Major
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 345 AM CDT.

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938 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024

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

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

* WHERE...East Fork San Jacinto near New Caney.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 69.0 feet, Major lowland flooding begins as several
  homes become inundated.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:16 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 64.7 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 54.5 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:16 AM CDT Thursday was 70.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will fall to 64.3 feet late this
    morning. It will then rise to 64.4 feet late this afternoon.
    It will fall to 63.1 feet late tonight. It will then rise to
    78.0 feet late Saturday morning. It will fall again but
    remain above flood stage.
  - Flood stage is 58.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    76.0 feet on 10/19/1994.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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  Fld   Observed           Forecasts (10 am CDT)
Location             Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

East Fork San Jacinto
New Caney            58.0  64.7  Thu 9 am CDT 64.3  78.0  71.8


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LAT...LON 3024 9515 3024 9504 3007 9510 3007 9520
      3014 9517


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