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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
934 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...

  West Fork San Jacinto near Humble affecting Harris and Montgomery
  Counties.

For the West Fork San Jacinto River...including Humble...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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934 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Major flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...West Fork San Jacinto near Humble.

* WHEN...From late tonight until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 54.4 feet, Major lowland flooding continues with
  homes along Riverview Drive in River Ridge subdivision upstream of
  the gauge begin to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:45 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 47.7 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 45.3 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late tonight and continue rising to a crest of 57.0 feet late
    Sunday morning.
  - Flood stage is 49.3 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    57.3 feet on 04/21/2016.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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

West Fork San Jacinto
Humble               49.3  47.7  Thu 8 am CDT 50.7  55.0  57.0


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LAT...LON 3015 9529 3004 9520 2998 9527 3008 9536


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