…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…Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Trinity River at Liberty.
* WHEN…Until early Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS…At 26.5 feet, Roads into some outlying communities above
the gage can have up to one foot of water over them.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 8:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 26.4 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 21.0 feet.
– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:15 PM CDT Thursday was 26.5 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early Saturday afternoon and continue falling to 25.5 feet
Tuesday evening.
– Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
26.5 feet on 12/31/2001.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood