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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX

1046 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024



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

Flood Warning for the following rivers in Texas...



  Long King Creek near Livingston affecting Polk and San Jacinto 

  Counties.



For the Long King Creek...including Livingston...Minor 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.



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



The next statement will be issued by late tonight at 500 AM CDT.



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TXC373-407-061000-

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1046 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024



...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO EARLY TOMORROW 

AFTERNOON...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.



* WHERE...Long King Creek near Livingston.



* WHEN...From this morning to early tomorrow afternoon.



* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, At levels above 19 feet minor lowland 

  flooding begins as water escapes the main channel of the creek.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 9:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 15.6 feet.

  - Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet.

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

    morning to 21.5 feet this evening. It will then fall below

    flood stage just after midnight tonight to 5.2 feet early

    Tuesday morning. It will rise to 5.6 feet Tuesday evening. It

    will then fall again and remain below flood stage.

  - Flood stage is 19.0 feet.

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

    21.6 feet on 02/26/2018.

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



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               Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)     

Location       Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Mon   Tue   Wed          



Long King Creek

Livingston     19.0  15.6  Sun 9 am CDT 7.6   5.4   5.2          





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LAT...LON 3092 9480 3072 9490 3057 9490 3057 9500

      3072 9501 3092 9491





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