Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
740 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024

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

  Trinity River near Crockett affecting Walker, Houston, Trinity
  and Madison Counties.

  Trinity River at Liberty affecting Liberty County.

  Trinity River near Moss Bluff affecting Chambers and Liberty
  Counties.

For the Trinity River...including Crockett, Riverside, Liberty, Moss
Bluff...Moderate 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.

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

The next statement will be issued Sunday afternoon at 145 PM CDT.

&&

TXC225-313-455-471-091845-
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740 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

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

* WHERE...Trinity River near Crockett.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 45.0 feet, Moderate lowland flooding begins in the
  vicinity of the gage impacting livestock grazing and prison farms.
  In past floods problems occurred from the Highway 7 bridge
  downstream to Highway 21 bridge due to high flows in the backwater
  of Lake Livingston.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 6:45 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 43.6 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 35.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 6:45 PM CDT Saturday was 43.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 45.6
    feet Wednesday evening.
  - Flood stage is 41.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    45.5 feet on 05/18/1968.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

             Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location     Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sun   Mon   Tue

Trinity River
Crockett     41.0  43.6  Sat 6 pm CDT 44.4  45.1  45.4


&&

LAT...LON 3150 9569 3133 9560 3109 9571 3109 9582
      3133 9572 3150 9580


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740 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

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

* WHERE...Trinity River at Liberty.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 27.0 feet, Moderate lowland flooding begins as roads
  into several outlying communities above Liberty are closed with
  residents in 5 or 6 subdivisions cut off if not evacuated.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:15 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 27.4 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 21.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 7:15 PM CDT Saturday was 27.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to remain steady above flood
    stage at 27.4 feet.
  - Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    27.7 feet on 03/16/1997.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

             Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location     Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sun   Mon   Tue

Trinity River
Liberty      26.0  27.4  Sat 7 pm CDT 27.5  27.6  27.6


&&

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


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TXC071-291-091845-
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/MBFT2.3.ER.240428T1900Z.240507T1900Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
740 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

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

* WHERE...Trinity River near Moss Bluff.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 15.2 feet, Moderate lowland flooding begins in the
  vicinity of the gage.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 6:30 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 13.7 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 9.2 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 6:30 PM CDT Saturday was 13.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to remain steady above flood
    stage at 13.8 feet.
  - Flood stage is 12.2 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    14.0 feet on 02/13/2005.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

             Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location     Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sun   Mon   Tue

Trinity River
Moss Bluff   12.2  13.7  Sat 6 pm CDT 13.9  14.0  14.0


&&

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


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