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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
737 PM CDT Mon May 27 2024

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

  Trinity River at Liberty affecting Liberty County.

For the Trinity River...including 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 Tuesday afternoon at 145 PM CDT.

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737 PM CDT Mon May 27 2024

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

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

* WHERE...Trinity River at Liberty.

* WHEN...Until early Saturday afternoon.

* 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 Monday the stage was 27.9 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 21.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 7:15 PM CDT Monday was 28.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    early Saturday morning and continue falling to 25.8 feet
    Saturday evening.
  - Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    27.9 feet on 02/21/1975.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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             Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location     Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Tue   Wed   Thu

Trinity River
Liberty      26.0  27.9  Mon 7 pm CDT 27.1  26.5  26.2


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


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