Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
217 PM CDT Thu May 8 2025

...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity for the
following rivers in Texas...

  Trinity River at Riverside affecting Polk, Trinity, Walker and
  San Jacinto Counties.

For the Trinity River...including Crockett, Riverside, Romayor,
Goodrich, Liberty, Moss Bluff...Moderate 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 tonightFriday morning at 830 AM
CDT.

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217 PM CDT Thu May 8 2025

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

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

* WHERE...Trinity River at Riverside.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 136.0 feet, Moderate lowland flooding begins in the
  vicinity of the gage. The lowest homes in the Green Rich Shores
  Subdivision are flooded and Thomas Lake Road is inundated and
  impassable. Low-lying roads in the Deep River Plantation
  Subdivision are inundated. The lowest roads into properties off FM
  980 northwest of Riverside are inundated and the lowest buildings
  are threatened.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 135.9 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 132.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 1:30 PM CDT Thursday was 135.9 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 136.0
    feet this evening.
  - Flood stage is 133.5 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    135.7 feet on 06/29/2004.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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             Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location     Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

Trinity River
Riverside    133.5 135.9 Thu 1 pm CDT 136.0 135.6 135.1


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LAT...LON 3097 9584 3096 9562 3093 9528 3082 9528
      3087 9562 3088 9584


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