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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
923 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024

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

  Navasota River near Normangee affecting Madison, Grimes and
  Brazos Counties.

For the Navasota River...including Normangee...Major flooding is
forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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 330 AM CDT.

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/NGET2.3.ER.240514T0300Z.240515T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
923 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Major flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Navasota River near Normangee.

* WHEN...From this afternoon until further notice.

* 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 9:00 AM CDT Monday the stage was 14.7 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late this evening and continue rising to a crest of 21.2 feet
    early Wednesday morning.
  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    20.5 feet on 01/31/1999.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

              Fld   Observed           Forecasts (10 am CDT)
Location      Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Tue   Wed   Thu

Navasota River
Normangee     15.0  14.7  Mon 9 am CDT 17.9  20.6  18.5


&&

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


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