…The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas…
Navasota River near Normangee affecting Brazos, Madison and
Grimes Counties.
For the Navasota River…including Normangee…Major flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Navasota River near Normangee.
* WHEN…From this evening until further notice.
* IMPACTS…At 20.0 feet, Major lowland flooding begins with massive
inundation of the floodplain as the river is close to 2 miles wide
and OSR become inundated one half mile on the right bank and 1.5
miles on the left bank.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 9:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 17.6 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:00 PM CDT Friday was 17.6 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest of 21.7
feet late tomorrow morning.
– Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
22.4 feet on 03/11/2016.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood