Flood Warning

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
959 PM CDT Wed May 15 2024

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

  East Fork San Jacinto near New Caney affecting Montgomery, Harris
  and Liberty Counties.

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

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

  Brazos River near Rosharon affecting Fort Bend and Brazoria
  Counties.

For the East Fork San Jacinto River...including New Caney,
Cleveland...Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Navasota River...including Normangee...Minor 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 Thursday afternoon at 400 PM CDT.

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959 PM CDT Wed May 15 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...East Fork San Jacinto near New Caney.

* WHEN...Until early Friday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 58.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding begins in the
  vicinity of the gage with minor roads such as Chinquapin and
  Riverside Roads beginning to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 60.7 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 54.5 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:00 PM CDT Wednesday was 61.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    early Friday morning and continue falling to 54.8 feet Monday
    evening.
  - Flood stage is 58.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    60.7 feet on 02/28/2018.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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  Fld   Observed           Forecasts (10 pm CDT)
Location             Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Thu   Fri   Sat

East Fork San Jacinto
New Caney            58.0  60.7  Wed 9 pm CDT 58.2  56.8  56.1


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LAT...LON 3024 9515 3024 9504 3007 9510 3007 9520
      3014 9517


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