Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Houston/Galveston, TX
Areas Affected: Brazos, TX; Grimes, TX; Madison, TX
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Wednesday 8:38pm CDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 8:38pm CDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 1:00pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 8:38pm CDT
Event Ends: Friday 1:00am CDT
Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston TX
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas... Navasota River near Normangee affecting Madison, Brazos and Grimes Counties. For the Navasota River...including Normangee...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Navasota River near Normangee. * WHEN...Until Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding begins as water escapes the main channel and inundates the floodplain. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 15.5 feet. - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 7:00 PM CDT Wednesday was 16.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon and continue falling to 8.3 feet by Monday evening. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 15.4 feet on 04/30/1997. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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 Thursday afternoon at 100 PM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.818554df6b4c84343899c10d067985741ff5acac.001.1 Codes: TXC041, TXC185, TXC313 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.818554df6b4c84343899c10d067985741ff5acac.001.1