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Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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WGUS84 KHGX 131439
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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
939 AM CDT Sat Apr 13 2024

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

  Navasota River near Normangee affecting Brazos, Madison and
  Grimes Counties.

For the Navasota River...including Normangee...Minor 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 late tonight at 345 AM CDT.

&&

TXC041-185-313-140845-
/O.EXT.KHGX.FL.W.0045.000000T0000Z-240416T1200Z/
/NGET2.1.ER.240412T0819Z.240413T0100Z.240416T0000Z.NO/
939 AM CDT Sat Apr 13 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Navasota River near Normangee.

* WHEN...Until Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding continues with
  widespread inundation of the flood plain in the vicinity of the
  gage with the river more than 1 mile wide. Long Trussel Road in
  northeast Brazos County below State Highway 21 is threatened.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 16.9 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:00 AM CDT Saturday was 17.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    Monday evening and continue falling to 5.5 feet Thursday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    17.1 feet on 12/13/1998.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

              Fld   Observed           Forecasts (10 am CDT)
Location      Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sun   Mon   Tue

Navasota River
Normangee     15.0  16.9  Sat 9 am CDT 15.8  15.2  13.8


&&

LAT...LON 3111 9622 3097 9619 3087 9614 3087 9624
      3097 9629 3111 9633


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