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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
830 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

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

  Trinity River at Liberty affecting Liberty County.

  Trinity River near Moss Bluff affecting Liberty and Chambers
  Counties.

  Menard Creek near Rye affecting Hardin, Polk and Liberty Counties.

For the Trinity River...including Crockett, Riverside, Romayor,
Goodrich, Liberty, Moss Bluff...Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Menard Creek...including Rye...Moderate 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.

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

The next statement will be issued by Friday afternoon at 230 PM CDT.

&&

TXC291-121930-
/O.EXT.KHGX.FL.W.0043.000000T0000Z-240413T2024Z/
/LBYT2.1.ER.240412T0600Z.240412T1800Z.240413T0824Z.NO/
830 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

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

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Trinity River at Liberty.

* WHEN...Until Saturday afternoon.

* 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 7:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 25.5 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 21.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    just after midnight tonight to a crest of 26.5 feet early
    tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early
    Saturday morning.
  - Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    26.5 feet on 03/05/2003.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Trinity River
Liberty      26.0  25.5  Thu 7 pm CDT 26.5  24.6  22.3


&&

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


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TXC199-291-373-121930-
/O.EXT.KHGX.FL.W.0042.000000T0000Z-240413T2131Z/
/RYET2.2.ER.240410T1616Z.240412T0045Z.240413T0931Z.NO/
830 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

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

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

* WHERE...Menard Creek near Rye.

* WHEN...Until Saturday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 28.0 feet, Major lowland flooding begins with
  widespread inundation of the flood plain in the vicinity of the
  gage.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 26.8 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 17.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 8:15 PM CDT Thursday was 26.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will fall below flood stage early
    Saturday morning to 8.3 feet Sunday evening. It will then
    rise to 9.7 feet early Monday afternoon. It will fall to 8.9
    feet early Tuesday afternoon then rise again.
  - Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    26.9 feet on 02/03/2012.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Menard Creek
Rye         20.0  26.8  Thu 8 pm CDT 22.6  11.9  8.3


&&

LAT...LON 3056 9464 3049 9475 3042 9472 3044 9483
      3053 9486 3056 9475


$$

TXC071-291-121930-
/O.EXT.KHGX.FL.W.0044.240412T0900Z-240415T1500Z/
/MBFT2.1.ER.240412T0900Z.240413T1800Z.240415T0300Z.NO/
830 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE MONDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Trinity River near Moss Bluff.

* WHEN...From late tonight to late Monday morning.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 11.7 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 9.2 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late tonight to a crest of 13.0 feet early Saturday
    afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late Sunday
    evening.
  - Flood stage is 12.2 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    13.0 feet on 05/18/1994.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Trinity River
Moss Bluff   12.2  11.7  Thu 7 pm CDT 12.7  13.0  12.4


&&

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


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