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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
936 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024

...The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston TX has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Texas...

  East Fork San Jacinto at Cleveland affecting Harris, San Jacinto,
  Liberty and Montgomery Counties.

For the East Fork San Jacinto River...including Cleveland...Major
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.

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 345 AM CDT.

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TXC201-291-339-407-030845-
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/CLDT2.3.ER.240503T0600Z.240504T0000Z.240505T1312Z.NO/
936 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SUNDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Major flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...East Fork San Jacinto at Cleveland.

* WHEN...From late tonight to Sunday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 23.0 feet, Sante Fe Railroad begins taking on water
  and the parking lot of the Best Western begins taking on water.
  At 25.0 feet, Lowest homes on Wells Road become threatened.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 16.1 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 13.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    just after midnight tonight to a crest of 25.4 feet tomorrow
    evening. It will then fall below flood stage Sunday morning.
  - Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    24.6 feet on 01/08/1998.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

  Fld   Observed           Forecasts (10 am CDT)
Location             Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

East Fork San Jacinto
Cleveland            19.0  16.1  Thu 8 am CDT 23.9  23.0  18.7


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LAT...LON 3056 9514 3033 9505 3024 9504 3024 9515
      3033 9516 3056 9525


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