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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
753 PM CDT Tue May 7 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...Moderate flooding is
forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To escape rising water, take the shortest path to higher ground.

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 Wednesday afternoon at 200 PM CDT.

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TXC041-185-313-081900-
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/NGET2.3.ER.240502T0225Z.240504T0815Z.240511T0600Z.NO/
753 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Navasota River near Normangee.

* WHEN...Until early Saturday afternoon.

* 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 7:00 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 19.5 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 7:00 PM CDT Tuesday was 20.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    early Saturday morning and continue falling to 13.2 feet
    Sunday evening.
  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    19.5 feet on 11/02/2013.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

              Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location      Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Wed   Thu   Fri

Navasota River
Normangee     15.0  19.5  Tue 7 pm CDT 16.7  15.9  15.2


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


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