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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX

224 PM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024



...The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston TX has issued a 

Flood Warning for the following rivers in Texas...



  Trinity River near Romayor affecting Liberty, San Jacinto and 

  Polk Counties.



For the Trinity River...including Riverside, Romayor, Goodrich, 

Liberty, Moss Bluff...Major flooding is forecast.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 

deaths occur in vehicles.



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.



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



The next statement will be issued Tuesday morning at 830 AM CDT.



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224 PM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024



...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER 

NOTICE...



* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.



* WHERE...Trinity River near Romayor.



* WHEN...From Tuesday morning until further notice.



* IMPACTS...At 41.0 feet, Moderate lowland flooding begins as water 

  spreads into the flood plain. Livestock and equipment should be 

  removed from the flood plain.

  At 42.0 feet, Major lowland flooding begins with widespread 

  inundation of the flood plain in the vicinity of the gage. 

  Numerous head of livestock are threatened if not already removed 

  from the flood plain. Downstream communities in Liberty should 

  prepare for possible flooding.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 1:30 PM CDT Monday the stage was 32.8 feet.

  - Bankfull stage is 30.0 feet.

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

    late tomorrow morning and continue rising to a crest of 41.6

    feet early Wednesday morning.

  - Flood stage is 40.0 feet.

  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of

    41.6 feet on 05/21/1990.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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             Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)     

Location     Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Tue   Wed   Thu          



Trinity River

Romayor      40.0  32.8  Mon 1 pm CDT 40.8  41.5  41.2         





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