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Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

for Chambers County, TX

Issued by the National Weather Service

    FLOOD WARNING  

Chambers County, TX

Flood Warning issued May 5 at 10:22AM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Areas Affected: Chambers, TX; Liberty, TX

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Sunday 10:22am CDT

Alert Effective: Sunday 10:22am CDT

Alert Expires: Monday 4:30am CDT

Event Onset: Sunday 10:22am CDT

Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston TX

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

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...

Menard Creek near Rye affecting Polk, Liberty and Hardin Counties.

Trinity River at Liberty affecting Liberty County.

Trinity River near Goodrich affecting Polk, Liberty and San
Jacinto Counties.

Trinity River near Moss Bluff affecting Chambers and Liberty
Counties.

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

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

Bedias Creek near Madisonville affecting Madison and Walker
Counties.

For the Trinity River...including Crockett, Riverside, Romayor,
Goodrich, Liberty, Moss Bluff...Major flooding is forecast.
For the Menard Creek...including Rye...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
This approaches the flood of record.

* WHERE...Trinity River near Moss Bluff.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 17.2 feet, Major lowland flooding begins in the
vicinity of the gage.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 17.2 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 9.2 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:30 AM CDT Sunday was 17.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 18.5
feet Tuesday evening.
- Flood stage is 12.2 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
18.7 feet on 09/01/2017.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information: 
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.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

To escape rising water, take the shortest path to higher ground.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/hgx.

The next statement will be issued by late tonight at 430 AM CDT.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4da6052885e90be9e2f13f34f5d2efdc1cf42ebf.005.1
Codes: TXC071, TXC291
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4da6052885e90be9e2f13f34f5d2efdc1cf42ebf.005.1