Flood Warning Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
812 PM CDT Thu Mar 21 2024
...The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston TX has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Texas...
San Bernard River near Sweeny affecting Brazoria County.
For the San Bernard River...including Sweeny, Boling...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 Friday afternoon at 215 PM CDT.
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812 PM CDT Thu Mar 21 2024
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SATURDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...San Bernard River near Sweeny.
* WHEN...From late tonight to Saturday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Water is over the mid level walkway at the
Phillips Terminal near Sweeny.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 3.6 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 5.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
just after midnight tonight to a crest of 9.3 feet tomorrow
evening. It will then fall below flood stage Saturday
morning.
- Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
10.7 feet on 12/09/2018.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Fld Observed Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Fri Sat Sun
San Bernard River
Sweeny 7.0 3.6 Thu 7 pm CDT 9.3 3.5 2.0
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LAT...LON 2913 9566 2902 9554 2888 9543 2888 9553
2902 9565 2913 9577
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