Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
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713 WGUS44 KHGX 061348 FLWHGX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 848 AM CDT Mon May 6 2024 ...Forecast flooding changed from Moderate to Major severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Texas... Navasota River near Normangee affecting Madison, Brazos and Grimes Counties. For the Navasota River...including Normangee...Major flooding is forecast. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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 late tonight at 300 AM CDT. && TXC041-185-313-070800- /O.EXT.KHGX.FL.W.0062.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /NGET2.3.ER.240502T0225Z.240504T0815Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 848 AM CDT Mon May 6 2024 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of record. * WHERE...Navasota River near Normangee. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Major lowland flooding begins with massive inundation of the flood plain as the river is close to 2 miles wide and OSR become inundated one half mile on the right bank and 1.5 miles on the left bank. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 AM CDT Monday the stage was 19.2 feet. - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 8:00 AM CDT Monday was 21.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.4 feet late tomorrow morning. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 20.5 feet on 01/31/1999. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && Fld Observed Forecasts (10 am CDT) Location Stg Stg Day/Time Tue Wed Thu Navasota River Normangee 15.0 19.2 Mon 8 am CDT 20.4 18.9 17.0 && LAT...LON 3111 9622 3097 9619 3087 9614 3087 9624 3097 9629 3111 9633 $$ Batiste