Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
934 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 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, Moss Bluff...Moderate
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.

&&

TXC291-120845-
/O.NEW.KHGX.FL.W.0043.240411T1800Z-240414T0937Z/
/LBYT2.2.ER.240411T1800Z.240412T1200Z.240413T2136Z.NO/
934 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Trinity River at Liberty.

* WHEN...From this afternoon to early Sunday morning.

* 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 9:15 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 24.8 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 21.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    this afternoon to a crest of 27.3 feet tomorrow morning. It
    will then fall below flood stage Saturday afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    27.4 feet on 11/27/2004.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Trinity River
Liberty      26.0  24.8  Thu 9 am CDT 27.3  26.7  24.3


&&

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


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