…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas…
Trinity River at Liberty affecting Liberty County.
Tres Palacios River near Midfield affecting Wharton and Matagorda
Counties.
Trinity River at Riverside affecting Trinity, Polk, Walker and
San Jacinto Counties.
Trinity River near Moss Bluff affecting Liberty and Chambers
Counties.
San Bernard River near Boling affecting Wharton, Brazoria and
Fort Bend Counties.
For the Trinity River…including Crockett, Riverside, Romayor,
Goodrich, Moss Bluff, Liberty…Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Tres Palacios River…including Midfield…Moderate flooding
is forecast.
* WHAT…Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE…San Bernard River near Boling.
* WHEN…Until early Saturday morning.
* 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 Thursday the stage was 22.2 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet.
– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:15 PM CDT Thursday was 22.2 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest of 22.7
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage tomorrow afternoon.
– Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
22.8 feet on 05/20/2000.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood