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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
337 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

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

  East Fork San Jacinto near New Caney affecting Montgomery,
  Liberty and Harris 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 by Friday morning at 945 AM CDT.

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337 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

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

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

* WHEN...Until Tuesday afternoon.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 3:16 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 67.5 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 54.5 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 3:16 PM CDT Thursday was 69.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 76.8
    feet Saturday morning. It will then fall below flood stage
    early Tuesday morning.
  - 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

&&

  Fld   Observed           Forecasts (4 pm CDT)
Location             Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

East Fork San Jacinto
New Caney            58.0  67.5  Thu 3 pm CDT 64.9  75.4  65.8


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


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