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Flood Warning
Issued at Fri 5:35 AM May. 17
Issued by: National Weather Service
Recommended Action
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or lawenforcement and request they pass this information to the NationalWeather Service when you can do so safely.Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drivecars through flooded areas.Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/hgx.The next statement will be issued by this evening at 1145 PM CDT.
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Flood Warning
Issued at Fri 3:53 AM May. 17
Issued by: National Weather Service
Recommended Action

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize thedangers of flooding.Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or lawenforcement and request they pass this information to the NationalWeather Service when you can do so safely.Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drivecars through flooded areas.Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/hgx.The next statement will be issued by this evening at 1000 PM CDT.

Description

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...Trinity River near Crockett affecting Madison, Trinity, Houstonand Walker Counties.Long King Creek near Livingston affecting Polk and San JacintoCounties.Trinity River at Liberty affecting Liberty County.Trinity River near Goodrich affecting Polk, San Jacinto andLiberty Counties.Trinity River near Moss Bluff affecting Chambers and LibertyCounties.Navasota River near Normangee affecting Brazos, Madison andGrimes Counties.Brazos River near Rosharon affecting Fort Bend and BrazoriaCounties.For the Trinity River...including Crockett, Riverside, Romayor,Goodrich, Liberty, Moss Bluff...Major flooding is forecast.For the Long King Creek...including Livingston...Minor flooding isforecast.For the Navasota River...including Normangee...Minor flooding isforecast.* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.* WHERE...Trinity River near Crockett.* WHEN...Until early Sunday morning.* IMPACTS...At 43.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding continues in thevicinity of the gage impacting ranching operations and prisonfarms. Livestock should be removed from low areas in the floodplain.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 3:30 AM CDT Friday the stage was 43.2 feet.- Bankfull stage is 35.0 feet.- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hoursending at 3:30 AM CDT Friday was 44.5 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stageearly tomorrow afternoon and continue falling to 33.8 feetearly Wednesday morning.- Flood stage is 41.0 feet.- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of43.5 feet on 05/01/1976.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood