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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX

848 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024



...Forecast flooding changed from Moderate to Major severity for the 

following rivers in Texas...



  Trinity River at Riverside affecting Trinity, San Jacinto, Polk 

  and Walker Counties.



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

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



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive 

cars through flooded areas.



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

deaths occur in vehicles.



Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 

dangers of flooding.



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



The next statement will be issued by Saturday afternoon at 300 PM 

CDT.



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848 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024



...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...



* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.



* WHERE...Trinity River at Riverside.



* WHEN...Until further notice.



* IMPACTS...At 140.0 feet, Major lowland flooding begins with 

  widespread flooding in Trinity and Walker Counties. Water is in 

  several homes in the Deep River Plantation and Green Rich Shores 

  subdivisions. Roads into several subdivisions in Walker and 

  Trinity Counties and secondary roads along the river are inundated.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 8:30 PM CDT Friday the stage was 140.0 feet.

  - Bankfull stage is 133.0 feet.

  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours

    ending at 8:30 PM CDT Friday was 140.1 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 140.1

    feet just after midnight tonight.

  - Flood stage is 133.5 feet.

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

    139.6 feet on 05/04/1957.

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



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             Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)     

Location     Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sat   Sun   Mon          



Trinity River

Riverside    133.5 140.0 Fri 8 pm CDT 139.5 138.0 136.9        





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LAT...LON 3097 9584 3096 9562 3093 9528 3082 9528

      3087 9562 3088 9584





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Luchs