Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
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714 WGUS84 KHGX 081921 FLSHGX Flood Statement National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 221 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas... East Fork San Jacinto near New Caney affecting Liberty, Montgomery and Harris Counties. For the East Fork San Jacinto River...including Cleveland, New Caney...Minor 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 Thursday morning at 830 AM CDT. && TXC201-291-339-091330- /O.EXT.KHGX.FL.W.0061.000000T0000Z-240510T1030Z/ /NCET2.2.ER.240430T2315Z.240504T0001Z.240509T2230Z.NO/ 221 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 ...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...East Fork San Jacinto near New Caney. * WHEN...Until early Friday morning. * IMPACTS...At 58.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding begins in the vicinity of the gage with minor roads such as Chinquapin and Riverside Roads beginning to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 62.1 feet. - Bankfull stage is 54.5 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 2:00 PM CDT Wednesday was 63.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage tomorrow afternoon and continue falling to 51.4 feet early Monday afternoon. - Flood stage is 58.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 62.1 feet on 01/06/2019. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && Fld Observed Forecasts (1 pm CDT) Location Stg Stg Day/Time Thu Fri Sat East Fork San Jacinto New Caney 58.0 62.1 Wed 2 pm CDT 58.6 55.6 53.0 && LAT...LON 3024 9515 3024 9504 3007 9510 3007 9520 3014 9517 $$ 24