Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 17 at 8:37PM CDT until June 22 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 17, 2025 - 6:37pm
Expires:
June 18, 2025 - 12:45pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas...
Trinity River near Crockett affecting Houston, Walker, Trinity
and Madison Counties.
For the Trinity River...including Crockett, Riverside, Romayor,
Goodrich, Moss Bluff, Liberty...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Trinity River near Crockett.
* WHEN...Until early Sunday afternoon.
* 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 7:45 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 46.0 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 35.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:45 PM CDT Tuesday was 46.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 46.2
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage early Sunday morning.
- Flood stage is 41.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
46.4 feet on 03/16/2016.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/hgx.
The next statement will be issued by tomorrow morning. Wednesday
afternoon at 245 PM CDT.
Area Description:
Houston, TX; Madison, TX; Trinity, TX; Walker, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Houston/Galveston TX