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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX

943 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024



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

Flood Warning for the following rivers in Texas...



  Peach Creek at Splendora affecting Harris and Montgomery Counties.



For the Peach Creek...including Splendora...Major flooding is 

forecast.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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

deaths occur in vehicles.



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.



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



The next statement will be issued late tonight at 345 AM CDT.



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943 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024



...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...



* WHAT...Major flooding is forecast.



* WHERE...Peach Creek at Splendora.



* WHEN...Until early Sunday morning.



* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Major lowland flooding begins.

  At 20.0 feet, Intersection of US 59 and FM 2090 begins to flood. 

  Intersection of Green Forest and East Twelve Oaks takes on water 

  and cuts off homes. Homes on Buck Road become threatened.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 9:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 11.3 feet.

  - Bankfull stage is 11.0 feet.

  - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage late this

    morning to 21.4 feet this evening. It will then fall late

    tomorrow morning. It will rise to 19.5 feet early tomorrow

    afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Saturday

    afternoon to 8.1 feet early Monday morning. It will rise to

    8.9 feet Monday evening. It will then fall again and remain

    below flood stage.

  - Flood stage is 14.0 feet.

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

    21.6 feet on 03/22/1949.

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



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           Fld   Observed           Forecasts (10 am CDT)    

Location   Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun          



Peach Creek

Splendora  14.0  11.3  Thu 9 am CDT 19.1  15.5  10.6         





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LAT...LON 3031 9525 3032 9519 3027 9515 3018 9516

      3008 9514 3007 9518 3020 9520 3026 9519





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