Flood Warning in Polk County, Texas
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
5/14/2024 8:56:00 AM (UTC)
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
5/14/2024 8:56:00 AM until 5/15/2024 3:00:00 AM
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.
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.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/hgx.
The next statement will be issued by late tonight at 300 AM CDT.
The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas...
Trinity River near Crockett affecting Madison, Trinity, Walker
and Houston Counties.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...
Trinity River at Liberty affecting Liberty County.
Trinity River near Goodrich affecting Liberty, San Jacinto and
Polk Counties.
Trinity River near Moss Bluff affecting Liberty and Chambers
Counties.
Trinity River at Riverside affecting Walker, Trinity, San Jacinto
and Polk Counties.
For the Trinity River...including Crockett, Riverside, Goodrich,
Liberty, Moss Bluff...Major flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Trinity River at Riverside.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 138.0 feet, Moderate lowland flooding continues with
water 3 to 4 feet below the State Highway 19 Bridge and Plantation
Drive near FM 230 is inundated. FM 2978 is flooded and impassable.
Up to one foot of water is flowing over Thomas Lake Road which
remains impassable. Several roads into the Green Rich Shores and
Deep River Plantation subdivisions are covered with up to one foot
of water and homes in Deep River Plantation are threatened.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 137.8 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 132.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:30 AM CDT Tuesday was 137.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 138.7
feet early Saturday morning.
- Flood stage is 133.5 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
138.1 feet on 06/06/2015.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood




