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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
931 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024

...The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston TX has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Texas...

  Caney Creek near Splendora affecting Harris and Montgomery
  Counties.

For the Caney Creek...including Splendora...Major 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.

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.

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

The next statement will be issued late tonight at 345 AM CDT.

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TXC201-339-030845-
/O.NEW.KHGX.FL.W.0070.240502T2220Z-240505T1630Z/
/SDAT2.3.ER.240502T2220Z.240503T1500Z.240505T0430Z.NO/
931 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024

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

* WHAT...Major flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Caney Creek near Splendora.

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

* IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, Major lowland flooding begins as Linda
  Lane begins to take on water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 9.6 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 13.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late this afternoon to a crest of 23.4 feet late tomorrow
    morning. It will then fall below flood stage late Saturday
    evening.
  - Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    22.9 feet on 05/28/2016.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

           Fld   Observed           Forecasts (10 am CDT)
Location   Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

Caney Creek
Splendora  17.0  9.6   Thu 8 am CDT 23.4  20.4  13.9


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LAT...LON 3033 9528 3025 9525 3011 9513 3011 9523
      3025 9535 3033 9539


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