Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1048 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024

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

  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...

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 late tonight at 500 AM CDT.

&&

TXC071-291-261000-
/O.EXT.KHGX.FL.W.0052.000000T0000Z-240629T0201Z/
/MBFT2.3.ER.240428T1900Z.240507T1900Z.240628T1400Z.NO/
1048 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE FRIDAY EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Trinity River near Moss Bluff.

* WHEN...Until late Friday evening.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 3:30 PM CDT Monday the stage was 14.4 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 9.2 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 3:30 PM CDT Monday was 14.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    late Friday morning and continue falling to 10.4 feet Sunday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 12.2 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    14.3 feet on 02/10/1992.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Trinity River
Moss Bluff   12.2  14.4  Mon 3 pm CDT 14.1  13.2  12.0


&&

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


$$

Cady