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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
921 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

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

  Trinity River near Crockett affecting Houston, Walker, Madison
  and Trinity Counties.

For the Trinity River...including Crockett, Riverside, Romayor,
Goodrich, Liberty, Moss Bluff...Major flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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 330 AM CDT.

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921 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

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

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Trinity River near Crockett.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 43.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding continues in the
  vicinity of the gage impacting ranching operations and prison
  farms. Livestock should be removed from low areas in the flood
  plain.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:45 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 44.6 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 35.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 8:45 AM CDT Wednesday was 44.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 43.8 feet Monday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 41.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    44.7 feet on 03/09/2001.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

             Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location     Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Thu   Fri   Sat

Trinity River
Crockett     41.0  44.6  Wed 8 am CDT 44.5  44.3  44.1


&&

LAT...LON 3150 9569 3133 9560 3109 9571 3109 9582
      3133 9572 3150 9580


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