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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1109 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...

  Trinity River at Riverside affecting Trinity, Polk, San Jacinto
  and Walker Counties.

For the Trinity River...including Crockett, Riverside, Goodrich,
Liberty, Moss Bluff...Major flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/hgx.

The next statement will be issued Friday afternoon at 515 PM CDT.

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1109 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
  forecast.

* WHERE...Trinity River at Riverside.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 138.0 feet, Moderate lowland flooding continues with
  water 3 to 4 feet below the State Highway 19 Bridge and Plantation
  Drive near FM 230 is inundated. FM 2978 is flooded and impassable.
  Up to one foot of water is flowing over Thomas Lake Road which
  remains impassable. Several roads into the Green Rich Shores and
  Deep River Plantation subdivisions are covered with up to one foot
  of water and homes in Deep River Plantation are threatened.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 138.2 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 133.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 10:30 PM CDT Thursday was 138.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 136.8 feet
    Tuesday evening.
  - Flood stage is 133.5 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    138.1 feet on 06/06/2015.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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

Trinity River
Riverside    133.5 138.2 Thu 10 pm CD 137.9 137.7 137.3


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LAT...LON 3097 9584 3096 9562 3093 9528 3082 9528
      3087 9562 3088 9584


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Cady