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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX

106 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024



TXC373-407-455-471-022200-

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Polk TX-San Jacinto TX-Trinity TX-Walker TX-

106 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024



...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

...REPLACES FLASH FLOOD WARNING...



* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.



* WHERE...A portion of southeast Texas, including the following 

  counties, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity and Walker.



* WHEN...Until 500 PM CDT.



* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying 

  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads 

  remain closed due to flooding.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 105 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges

    indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is

    ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area.

    Between 4 and 9 inches of rain have fallen.

  - Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is

    expected.

  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...

    Onalaska, Groveton, Point Blank, Sebastopol, northwestern

    West Livingston and Oakhurst.

  - This includes the following Low Water Crossings...

    Wells Landing Road at Kickapoo Creek and Carmona Road at

    Piney Creek.

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



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.



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LAT...LON 3087 9534 3090 9534 3113 9522 3108 9489

      3067 9508 3065 9510 3070 9538





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