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. && TXC201-291-339-162100- /O.EXT.KHGX.FL.W.0088.000000T0000Z-240517T1800Z/ /NCET2.1.ER.240515T0331Z.240515T1331Z.240517T0600Z.NO/ 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 && 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 && LAT...LON 3024 9515 3024 9504 3007 9510 3007 9520 3014 9517 $$