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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1029 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024

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

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

For the Trinity River...including Crockett...Minor 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 by late tonight at 430 AM CDT.

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1029 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO TUESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Trinity River near Crockett.

* WHEN...From late tonight to Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 41.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding begins in the
  vicinity of the gage creating problems for cattle ranches and
  prison farms. Livestock may need to be removed from low areas in
  the flood plain.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:45 AM CDT Friday the stage was 39.3 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 35.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late tonight to a crest of 41.9 feet tomorrow evening. It
    will then fall below flood stage Monday afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 41.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    42.2 feet on 05/21/2015.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

             Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location     Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sat   Sun   Mon

Trinity River
Crockett     41.0  39.3  Fri 9 am CDT 41.6  41.7  41.1


&&

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


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