Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued Saturday afternoon at 200 PM CST.
The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...
Trinity River near Goodrich affecting Liberty, Polk and San
Jacinto Counties.
Trinity River at Riverside affecting Walker, Trinity, Polk and
San Jacinto Counties.
West Fork San Jacinto near Conroe affecting Montgomery County.
Lake Creek at Sendera Ranch Road affecting Montgomery County.
Colorado River at Wharton affecting Wharton and Matagorda
Counties.
San Bernard River Near East Bernard affecting Austin, Wharton,
Fort Bend and Colorado Counties.
Navidad River at Strane Park affecting Jackson County.
Trinity River near Moss Bluff affecting Chambers and Liberty
Counties.
Trinity River at Liberty affecting Liberty County.
Cypress Creek Near Sharp Road affecting Harris and Fort Bend
Counties.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas...
Menard Creek near Rye affecting Liberty, Polk and Hardin Counties.
East Fork San Jacinto near New Caney affecting Liberty, Harris
and Montgomery Counties.
San Jacinto River near Sheldon affecting Harris County.
West Fork San Jacinto near Porter affecting Montgomery County.
West Fork San Jacinto near Humble affecting Harris and Montgomery
Counties.
San Bernard River near Sweeny affecting Brazoria County.
San Bernard River near Boling affecting Wharton, Fort Bend and
Brazoria Counties.
Navidad River at Morales affecting Lavaca and Jackson Counties.
Navidad River near Speaks affecting Lavaca and Jackson Counties.
For the Trinity River...including Crockett, Riverside, Romayor,
Goodrich, Liberty, Moss Bluff...Major flooding is forecast.
For the Menard Creek...including Rye...Minor flooding is forecast.
For the East Fork San Jacinto River...including Cleveland, New
Caney...Moderate flooding is forecast.
For the West Fork San Jacinto River...including Porter, Sendera
Ranch Road, Conroe, Humble, Sheldon...Major flooding is forecast.
For the Cypress Creek...including Eldridge Parkway, Mathis Road,
Sharp Road, Katy-Hockley Road, Hufmeister Road, Grant Road,
Kohrville, Stuebner-Airline Road, Westfield, Kuykendahl Road,
Inverness Forest, Cypresswood Drive...Minor flooding is forecast.
For the San Bernard River...including East Bernard, Sweeny, Boling...
Moderate flooding is forecast.
For the Navidad River...including Sublime, Speaks, Morales, Strane
Park...Moderate flooding is forecast.
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...East Fork San Jacinto near New Caney.
* WHEN...Until Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 68.5 feet, Moderate lowland flooding continues with
water over the lowest slab elevations of buildings on the
downstream side near the gauge, as well as several hunting camps
along the left bank approximately 2 miles downstream of the gauge
begin to take on water. Widespread flooding continues in the
vicinity of the gauge and in the right floodplain with many roads
including FM 1485 inundated and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 PM CST Friday the stage was 68.2 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 54.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:00 PM CST Friday was 68.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Monday evening and continue falling to 52.7 feet Wednesday
evening.
- Flood stage is 58.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
67.7 feet on 05/19/1989.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Fld Observed Forecasts (9 pm CST)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Sat Sun Mon
East Fork San Jacinto
New Caney 58.0 68.2 Fri 7 pm CST 63.9 61.7 57.8
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