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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
129 PM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024

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

  Trinity River at Liberty affecting Liberty County.

  Trinity River near Moss Bluff affecting Chambers and Liberty
  Counties.

For the Trinity River...including Liberty, Moss Bluff...Minor
flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

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.

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

The next statement will be issued Tuesday morning at 730 AM CDT.

&&

TXC291-231230-
/O.EXT.KHGX.FL.W.0050.000000T0000Z-240425T1500Z/
/LBYT2.1.ER.240422T2037Z.240424T0600Z.240425T0300Z.NO/
129 PM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THURSDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Trinity River at Liberty.

* WHEN...Until late Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 26.5 feet, Roads into some outlying communities above
  the gage can have up to one foot of water over them.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 12:15 PM CDT Monday the stage was 25.9 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 21.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late this afternoon to a crest of 26.6 feet early Wednesday
    morning. It will then fall below flood stage late Wednesday
    evening.
  - Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    26.6 feet on 09/26/2005.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

             Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location     Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Tue   Wed   Thu

Trinity River
Liberty      26.0  25.9  Mon 12 pm CD 26.5  26.4  24.9


&&

LAT...LON 3027 9475 2996 9470 2996 9487 3027 9489


$$

TXC071-291-231230-
/O.EXT.KHGX.FL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-240428T0000Z/
/MBFT2.1.ER.240421T0030Z.240425T0600Z.240427T1200Z.NO/
129 PM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Trinity River near Moss Bluff.

* WHEN...Until Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 12.2 feet, Minor lowland flooding begins in the
  vicinity of the gage.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 12:30 PM CDT Monday the stage was 12.4 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 9.2 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 12:30 PM CDT Monday was 12.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.1
    feet early Thursday morning. It will then fall below flood
    stage Saturday morning.
  - Flood stage is 12.2 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    13.2 feet on 04/10/2008.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

             Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location     Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Tue   Wed   Thu

Trinity River
Moss Bluff   12.2  12.4  Mon 12 pm CD 12.7  13.0  13.1


&&

LAT...LON 2996 9470 2979 9466 2979 9479 2996 9487


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