Weather Alerts for HoustonIssued by the National Weather Service |
Flood Warning
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HOUSTON | ||
Areas Affected: Harris, TX - Liberty, TX - Montgomery, TX |
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Effective: Fri, 7/26 9:44pm | Updated: Sat, 7/27 4:20am | Urgency: Immediate |
Expires: Sat, 7/27 3:45pm | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Observed |
Details:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas... Trinity River at Riverside affecting Trinity, Polk, Walker and San Jacinto Counties. San Bernard River near Boling affecting Brazoria, Fort Bend and Wharton Counties. San Bernard River near Sweeny affecting Brazoria County. East Fork San Jacinto near New Caney affecting Harris, Montgomery and Liberty Counties. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas... Long King Creek near Livingston affecting Polk and San Jacinto Counties. Menard Creek near Rye affecting Polk, Hardin and Liberty Counties. Tres Palacios River near Midfield affecting Wharton and Matagorda Counties. For the Trinity River...including Crockett, Riverside, Romayor, Goodrich, Liberty, Moss Bluff...Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Menard Creek...including Rye...Moderate flooding is forecast. For the East Fork San Jacinto River...including New Caney, Cleveland...Moderate flooding is forecast. For the San Bernard River...including Sweeny, East Bernard, Boling... Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...East Fork San Jacinto near New Caney. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 68.5 feet, Moderate lowland flooding continues with water over the lowest slab elevations of buildings on the downstream side near the gauge, as well as several hunting camps along the left bank approximately 2 miles downstream of the gauge begin to take on water. Widespread flooding continues in the vicinity of the gauge and in the right floodplain with many roads including FM 1485 inundated and closed. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 66.6 feet. - Bankfull stage is 54.5 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 9:00 PM CDT Friday was 67.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 58.0 feet Wednesday evening. - Flood stage is 58.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 66.7 feet on 11/07/2002. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood Information: 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. Saturday afternoon at 345 PM CDT. |
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HOUSTON | ||
Areas Affected: Northern Liberty - Inland Harris - Chambers - Wharton - Fort Bend - Inland Jackson - Inland Matagorda - Inland Brazoria - Inland Galveston - Southern Liberty - Coastal Harris - Coastal Jackson - Coastal Matagorda - Coastal Brazoria - Coastal Galveston - Matagorda Islands - Brazoria Islands - Galveston Island - Bolivar Peninsula |
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Effective: Sat, 7/27 3:09am | Updated: Sat, 7/27 4:20am | Urgency: Future |
Expires: Sat, 7/27 11:15am | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Possible |
Details:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southeast Texas, including the following areas, in south central Texas, Coastal Jackson and Inland Jackson. In southeast Texas, Bolivar Peninsula, Brazoria Islands, Chambers, Coastal Brazoria, Coastal Galveston, Coastal Harris, Coastal Matagorda, Fort Bend, Galveston Island, Inland Brazoria, Inland Galveston, Inland Harris, Inland Matagorda, Matagorda Islands, Northern Liberty, Southern Liberty and Wharton. * WHEN...Until 1 PM CDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Storm drains and ditches may become clogged with debris still present from Hurricane Beryl. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Another round of moderate to heavy showers and thunderstorms is expected this morning. Additional rainfall over wet soils may lead to flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood Information: You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. |