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.

&&

TXC039-221915-
/O.NEW.KHGX.FL.W.0040.240322T0736Z-240323T2315Z/
/OCNT2.1.ER.240322T0736Z.240323T0000Z.240323T1115Z.NO/
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

&&

                 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


&&

LAT...LON 2913 9566 2902 9554 2888 9543 2888 9553
      2902 9565 2913 9577


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