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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
902 PM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas...

  East Fork San Jacinto near New Caney affecting Liberty, Harris
  and Montgomery Counties.

For the East Fork San Jacinto River...including New Caney,
Cleveland...Minor flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 Saturday afternoon at 315 PM CDT.

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902 PM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...East Fork San Jacinto near New Caney.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow evening.

* IMPACTS...At 58.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding begins in the
  vicinity of the gage with minor roads such as Chinquapin and
  Riverside Roads beginning to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 59.4 feet.
  - Bankfull Stage is 54.50.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 8:00 PM CDT Friday was 59.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    tomorrow morning and continue falling to 48.1 feet Wednesday
    evening.
  - Flood stage is 58.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    59.6 feet on 12/25/1991.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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  Fld   Observed           Forecasts (10 pm CDT)
Location             Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sat   Sun   Mon

East Fork San Jacinto
New Caney            58.0  59.4  Fri 8 pm CDT 55.8  51.5  49.3


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LAT...LON 3024 9515 3024 9504 3007 9510 3007 9520
      3014 9517


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Fowler