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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Fort Worth TX

158 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024



...Forecast flooding changed from Moderate to Major severity and 

increased in duration for the following rivers in Texas...



  Chambers Creek Near Rice affecting Navarro County.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Do not drive cars through flooded areas.

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.



Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/fwd.



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TXC349-291300-

/O.EXT.KFWD.FL.W.0046.000000T0000Z-240501T2346Z/

/RCET2.3.ER.240427T0052Z.240430T0000Z.240501T1345Z.NO/

158 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024



...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING...



* WHAT...Major flooding is forecast.



* WHERE...Chambers Creek near Rice.



* WHEN...Until Wednesday evening.



* IMPACTS...At 30.0 feet, Major out of bank flooding along the creek 

  is expected. Farm and ranch industries will be flooded. Several 

  rural roads along the river will be flooded.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 1:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 22.2 feet.

  - Bankfull stage is 24.0 feet.

  - Flood stage is 24.0 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage

    late this afternoon to a crest of 30.2 feet tomorrow evening.

    It will then fall below flood stage Wednesday morning.





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LAT...LON 3227 9656 3218 9638 3212 9648 3217 9663





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Stalley