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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1001 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024

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

  Navasota River near Normangee affecting Brazos, Grimes and
  Madison 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.

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 415 AM CDT.

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1001 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS 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 9:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 19.8 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:00 AM CDT Friday was 19.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will rise to 24.9 feet tomorrow morning.
    It will then fall tomorrow afternoon. It will rise to 24.6
    feet late tomorrow evening. It will then fall again but
    remain above flood stage.
  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
  - Flood History...No available flood history.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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

Navasota River
Normangee     15.0  19.8  Fri 9 am CDT 24.8  23.8  21.3


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


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