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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
658 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...

  Long King Creek near Livingston affecting Polk and San Jacinto
  Counties.

For the Long King Creek...including Livingston...Moderate 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.

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

The next statement will be issued late tonight at 100 AM CDT.

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TXC373-407-030600-
/O.NEW.KHGX.FL.W.0064.240502T1158Z-240504T0927Z/
/LIVT2.2.ER.240502T1102Z.240503T0000Z.240503T2126Z.NO/
658 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Long King Creek near Livingston.

* WHEN...From this morning to early Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, At levels above 25 feet moderate lowland
  flooding begins as low lying areas along the creek become
  inundated.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 6:46 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 21.3 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 6:46 AM CDT Thursday was 21.3 feet.
  - Forecast...Water levels will continue to rise today and is
    currently forecast to rise to 26.0 feet this evening. It
    could fall below flood stage again tomorrow afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    26.1 feet on 05/28/2016.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Long King Creek
Livingston     19.0  21.3  Thu 6 am CDT 25.0  12.0  6.2


&&

LAT...LON 3092 9480 3072 9490 3057 9490 3057 9500
      3072 9501 3092 9491


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