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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1023 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...

  Tres Palacios River near Midfield affecting Matagorda and Wharton
  Counties.

For the Tres Palacios River...including Midfield...Major flooding is
forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 late tonight at 430 AM CDT.

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1023 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and major flooding is
  forecast.

* WHERE...Tres Palacios River near Midfield.

* WHEN...Until Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 29.0 feet, Major lowland flooding begins as both
  approaches to the FM 456 bridge are cut off and water is over the
  road on FM 1468 near Clemville, FM 2431 east of Midfield, and FM
  2853 southeast of Blessing with several homes in the El Dorado
  Country subdivision upstream and Oak Grove and Tres Palacios Oaks
  downstream flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:30 AM CDT Monday the stage was 26.6 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 15.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:30 AM CDT Monday was 26.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 29.2
    feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage
    tomorrow evening.
  - Flood stage is 24.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    29.4 feet on 07/07/1981.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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                   Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location           Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Tue   Wed   Thu

Tres Palacios River
Midfield           24.0  26.6  Mon 9 am CDT 26.6  14.0  7.5


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LAT...LON 2905 9609 2892 9612 2884 9610 2884 9620
      2892 9622 2905 9620


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