Grapeland, TX Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast. This approaches the flood of record.

* WHERE...Trinity River near Crockett.

* WHEN...Until early Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 45.0 feet, Moderate lowland flooding begins in the
vicinity of the gage impacting livestock grazing and prison farms.
In past floods problems occurred from the Highway 7 bridge
downstream to Highway 21 bridge due to high flows in the backwater
of Lake Livingston.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:45 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 45.5 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 35.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:45 AM CDT Wednesday was 46.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Friday afternoon and continue falling to 36.8 feet Monday
morning.
- Flood stage is 41.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
45.5 feet on 05/18/1968.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location     Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Thu   Fri   Sat

Trinity River
Crockett     41.0  45.5  Wed 10 am CD 44.1  41.4  39.7


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

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Neches River near Diboll.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Lowland flooding will slowly decrease for
the next several days.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:15 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 16.2 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:15 AM CDT Wednesday was 16.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 13.9 feet Monday
morning.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
16.2 feet on 07/19/2007.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE...Neches River near Alto.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Preparations should be completed for a
moderate flood. Barns and farm buildings near the river will be
threatened by high water. In addition, ranchers should have
completed moving cattle and equipment to higher ground.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:15 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 18.6 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 16.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:15 AM CDT Wednesday was 19.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 16.5 feet Monday
morning.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
18.5 feet on 06/17/2016.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Neches River near Neches.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding.  Move livestock
and equipment to higher ground away from the river.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:30 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 14.0 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:30 AM CDT Wednesday was 14.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 12.8 feet Monday
morning.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
14.0 feet on 12/28/2013.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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