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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1044 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended 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...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

To escape rising water, take the shortest path to higher ground.

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 late tonight at 445 AM CDT.

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1044 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024

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

* WHAT...Major flooding is forecast.

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

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

* IMPACTS...At 52.3 feet, Major lowland flooding begins as homes on
  Lake Lane West and Southshore Drive in the Belleau Woods
  subdivision begin flooding. Roads into the Treasure Cove
  subdivision are inundated and homes along Aqua Vista Drive
  threatened. Water is in many homes on Lake Point Drive in the
  Northshore subdivision.
  At 55.2 feet, Major lowland flooding continues with up to 6 inches
  of water is over the 800 block Hamblen Road adjacent to the
  Kingwood Cove Country Club Golf Course with many homes in the
  Bellau Woods and Treasure Cove subdivision are flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:45 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 48.2 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 45.3 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    this afternoon and continue rising to a crest of 61.1 feet
    late Saturday evening.
  - Flood stage is 49.3 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    62.0 feet on 05/29/2016.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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  Fld   Observed           Forecasts (11 am CDT)
Location             Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

West Fork San Jacinto
Humble               49.3  48.2  Thu 9 am CDT 53.8  59.6  59.0


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


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