Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
911 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024

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

  Trinity River near Goodrich affecting Liberty, Polk and San
  Jacinto 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.

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 315 AM CDT.

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TXC291-373-407-100815-
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/GRIT2.2.ER.240429T1705Z.240503T2145Z.240510T2034Z.NO/
911 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Trinity River near Goodrich.

* WHEN...Until early Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 38.0 feet, Moderate lowland flooding begins.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:45 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 39.9 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 33.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 8:45 AM CDT Thursday was 42.3 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    tomorrow afternoon and continue falling to 33.2 feet Tuesday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 36.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    40.1 feet on 01/07/1998.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

             Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location     Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

Trinity River
Goodrich     36.0  39.9  Thu 8 am CDT 37.0  34.2  33.3


&&

LAT...LON 3062 9503 3061 9495 3053 9477 3053 9489
      3055 9503


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