Flood Warning in Polk County, Texas
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
5/14/2024 8:53:00 PM (UTC)
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
5/14/2024 8:53:00 PM until 5/15/2024 3:00:00 PM
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.
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.
Wednesday afternoon at 300 PM CDT.
The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...
Trinity River near Crockett affecting Houston, Trinity, Walker
and Madison Counties.
Menard Creek near Rye affecting Liberty, Hardin and Polk Counties.
Trinity River at Liberty affecting Liberty County.
Trinity River near Goodrich affecting San Jacinto, Liberty and
Polk Counties.
Trinity River near Moss Bluff affecting Liberty and Chambers
Counties.
Trinity River at Riverside affecting Trinity, San Jacinto, Walker
and Polk 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.
* 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 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 137.8 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 133.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:30 PM CDT Tuesday was 137.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 138.2
feet early Friday afternoon.
- 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




