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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1111 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024

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

  Trinity River near Crockett affecting Houston, Trinity, Madison
  and Walker Counties.

For the Trinity River...including Crockett, Riverside, Goodrich,
Liberty, Moss Bluff...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 Friday afternoon at 515 PM CDT.

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1111 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

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

* WHERE...Trinity River near Crockett.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 45.0 feet, Moderate lowland flooding begins in the
  vicinity of the gage impacting livestock grazing and prison farms.
  In past floods problems occurred from the Highway 7 bridge
  downstream to Highway 21 bridge due to high flows in the backwater
  of Lake Livingston.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:45 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 44.1 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 35.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 10:45 PM CDT Thursday was 44.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 44.1
    feet tomorrow morning.
  - Flood stage is 41.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    44.3 feet on 02/11/1975.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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             Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 am CDT)
Location     Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sat   Sun   Mon

Trinity River
Crockett     41.0  44.1  Thu 10 pm CD 44.0  44.0  43.9


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LAT...LON 3150 9569 3133 9560 3109 9571 3109 9582
      3133 9572 3150 9580


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Cady