Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service
Areas Affected: Chambers, TX; Liberty, TX
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Wednesday 8:28pm CDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 8:28pm CDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 2:30pm CDT
Event Onset: Wednesday 8:28pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston TX
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas... Trinity River near Moss Bluff affecting Chambers and Liberty Counties. ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Texas... Trinity River at Liberty affecting Liberty County. For the Trinity River...including Crockett, Riverside, Romayor, Goodrich, Liberty, Moss Bluff...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Trinity River near Moss Bluff. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 12.2 feet, Minor lowland flooding begins in the vicinity of the gage. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:30 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 12.7 feet. - Bankfull stage is 9.2 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 7:30 PM CDT Wednesday was 12.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12.9 feet early tomorrow afternoon. - Flood stage is 12.2 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. 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 by this evening at 930 PM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fe9efa9d5b9ea3c01335686a5f1a4aba1eedd373.002.1 Codes: TXC071, TXC291 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fe9efa9d5b9ea3c01335686a5f1a4aba1eedd373.002.1