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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
920 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas...

  Navasota River near Normangee affecting Madison, Brazos and
  Grimes Counties.

For the Navasota River...including Normangee...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.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/hgx.

The next statement will be issued by late tonight at 330 AM CDT.

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920 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024

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

* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
  This approaches the flood of record.

* WHERE...Navasota River near Normangee.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Major lowland flooding begins with massive
  inundation of the flood plain as the river is close to 2 miles
  wide and OSR become inundated one half mile on the right bank and
  1.5 miles on the left bank.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 25.2 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:00 AM CDT Saturday was 25.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 15.4 feet
    Thursday morning.
  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
  - Flood History...No available flood history.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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              Fld   Observed           Forecasts (10 am CDT)
Location      Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sun   Mon   Tue

Navasota River
Normangee     15.0  25.2  Sat 9 am CDT 21.5  18.4  17.0


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LAT...LON 3111 9622 3097 9619 3087 9614 3087 9624
      3097 9629 3111 9633


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