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WGUS84 KHGX 140618
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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
118 AM CDT Sun Apr 14 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas...

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

For the Trinity River...including Riverside...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 this evening at 730 PM CDT.

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118 AM CDT Sun Apr 14 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Trinity River at Riverside.

* WHEN...From early this morning until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 134.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding continues with the
  boat ramp in the Deep River Plantation Subdivision in Walker
  County inundated. Backwater flooding up Thomas Lake in Walker
  County floods the boat ramp in the Green Rich Shores Subdivision
  in Walker County.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 12:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 133.5 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 133.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    this afternoon and continue rising to 133.8 feet early
    Tuesday afternoon. Additional rises are possible thereafter.
  - Flood stage is 133.5 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    133.7 feet on 03/10/2018.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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             Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 am CDT)
Location     Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Mon   Tue   Wed

Trinity River
Riverside    133.5 133.5 Sun 12 am CD 133.6 133.7 133.8


&&

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


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