Weather Alerts for Fort BendIssued by the National Weather Service |
Flood Warning
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FORT BEND | ||
Areas Affected: Brazoria, TX - Fort Bend, TX - Wharton, TX |
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Effective: Sat, 6/14 9:06pm | Updated: Sun, 6/15 6:05am | Urgency: Immediate |
Expires: Sun, 6/15 3:15pm | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Observed |
Details:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas... San Bernard River near Sweeny affecting Brazoria County. Trinity River near Crockett affecting Houston, Madison, Walker and Trinity Counties. Navasota River near Normangee affecting Grimes, Brazos and Madison Counties. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas... San Bernard River near Boling affecting Fort Bend, Wharton and Brazoria Counties. For the Trinity River...including Crockett, Riverside, Romayor, Goodrich, Moss Bluff, Liberty...Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Navasota River...including Normangee...Major flooding is forecast. For the San Bernard River...including Sweeny, East Bernard, Boling... Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...San Bernard River near Boling. * WHEN...Until tomorrow evening. * IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, Moderate lowland flooding begins upstream from the gage with significant backwater flooding up Peach Creek in Wharton County inundating low-lying areas. Minor backwater flooding up Snake Creek in Fort Bend County begins. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:15 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 20.2 feet. - Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 8:15 PM CDT Saturday was 22.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage tomorrow morning and continue falling to 5.9 feet Thursday evening. - Flood stage is 18.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 20.2 feet on 05/31/2007. - 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. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/hgx. The next statement will be issued Sunday afternoon at 315 PM CDT. |