…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas…
Trinity River near Crockett affecting Houston, Trinity, Madison
and Walker Counties.
For the Trinity River…including Crockett, Riverside, Romayor,
Goodrich, Moss Bluff, Liberty…Major flooding is forecast.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Trinity River near Crockett.
* WHEN…Until Sunday afternoon.
* IMPACTS…At 43.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding continues in the
vicinity of the gage impacting ranching operations and prison
farms. Livestock should be removed from low-lying areas in the
floodplain.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 7:45 PM CDT Friday the stage was 43.8 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 35.0 feet.
– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:45 PM CDT Friday was 44.9 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early Sunday morning and continue falling to 31.3 feet
Wednesday evening.
– Flood stage is 41.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
43.7 feet on 01/30/1999.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood