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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1017 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024

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

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

For the Trinity River...including Crockett, Riverside, Goodrich,
Liberty, Moss Bluff...Major flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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 Sunday afternoon at 430 PM CDT.

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1017 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW 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 43.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding continues in the
  vicinity of the gage impacting ranching operations and prison
  farms. Livestock should be removed from low areas in the flood
  plain.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:45 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 43.8 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 35.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:45 PM CDT Saturday was 43.9 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 43.7
    feet early Wednesday morning.
  - Flood stage is 41.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    43.7 feet on 01/30/1999.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

             Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 am CDT)
Location     Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Mon   Tue   Wed

Trinity River
Crockett     41.0  43.8  Sat 9 pm CDT 43.4  43.6  43.7


&&

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


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Cady