Flood Warning in Polk County, Texas
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
6/13/2024 8:24:00 AM (UTC)
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
6/13/2024 8:24:00 AM until 6/14/2024 2:30:00 AM
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/hgx.
The next statement will be issued by late tonight at 230 AM CDT.
The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...
Trinity River near Crockett affecting Trinity, Walker, Houston
and Madison Counties.
Trinity River at Liberty affecting Liberty County.
Trinity River at Riverside affecting Polk, Trinity, Walker and
San Jacinto Counties.
Trinity River near Moss Bluff affecting Liberty and Chambers
Counties.
For the Trinity River...including Crockett, Riverside, Liberty, Moss
Bluff...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Trinity River at Riverside.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 137.0 feet, Moderate lowland flooding continues as
several homes in the Green Rich Shores Subdivision in Walker
County flood and water covers Thomas Lake Road. The lowest
buildings off FM 980 northwest of Riverside flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 137.0 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 132.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:30 AM CDT Thursday was 137.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 137.1
feet this evening.
- Flood stage is 133.5 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
136.8 feet on 05/12/2019.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood




