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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
329 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024

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

  Brazos River at Richmond affecting Fort Bend County.

For the Brazos River...including US 59,  Sugar Land,  TX, West
Columbia, Bryan, Hempstead, Bellville, San Felipe, Richmond,
Rosharon...Moderate flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 Tuesday morning at 930 AM CDT.

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TXC157-211430-
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/RMOT2.1.ER.240521T0600Z.240522T0000Z.240523T0730Z.NO/
329 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO EARLY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Brazos River at Richmond.

* WHEN...From late tonight to early Thursday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 45.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding begins as water
  escapes the main channel below the gauge. Livestock operations
  near Thompsons are affected and precautions should be taken to
  protect cattle including potential relocation in low lying areas.
  Baudet Road southeast of Richmond and Redbird Lane in Fulshear are
  threatened.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 2:15 PM CDT Monday the stage was 44.7 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 20.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    just after midnight tonight to a crest of 45.4 feet tomorrow
    evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Thursday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 45.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    45.4 feet on 05/01/1942.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

            Fld   Observed           Forecasts (4 pm CDT)
Location    Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Tue   Wed   Thu

Brazos River
Richmond    45.0  44.7  Mon 2 pm CDT 45.3  45.3  44.1


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LAT...LON 2984 9601 2959 9564 2943 9548 2943 9561
      2958 9587 2984 9619


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