000 WGUS44 KHGX 041604 FLWHGX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON, TX 1104 AM CDT MON MAY 04 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS... TRINITY RIVER IN LIBERTY AFFECTING LIBERTY AND CHAMBERS COUNTIES TRINITY RIVER NEAR MOSS BLUFF AFFECTING LIBERTY AND CHAMBERS COUNTIES RAINFALL OF 5 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE LOWER TRINITY RIVER BASIN IN POLK COUNTY SUNDAY WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RISES DOWNSTREAM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PERSONS ARE URGED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE RIVER UNTIL WATER LEVELS RECEDE. MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID ANY WATER COVERED ROADS AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. LIVESTOCK AND EQUIPMENT SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE FLOOD PLAIN FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER NEWS SOURCES FOR FURTHER UPDATES. && TXC071-291-050404- /O.NEW.KHGX.FL.W.0048.090506T0142Z-000000T0000Z/ /LBYT2.2.ER.090506T0142Z.090508T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1104 AM CDT MON MAY 04 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE TRINITY RIVER IN LIBERTY. * FROM TUESDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.8 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 26.0 FEET. * FORECAST... THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE OUT OF BANKS TONIGHT AND ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY EVENING. * AT 27.0 FEET...MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS AS ROADS INTO SEVERAL OUTLYING COMMUNITIES ABOVE ABOVE LIBERTY ARE CLOSED WITH RESIDENTS IN 5 OR 6 SUBDIVISIONS CUT IF NOT EVACUATED. $$ TXC071-291-050404- /O.NEW.KHGX.FL.W.0049.090507T0300Z-000000T0000Z/ /MBFT2.1.ER.090507T0300Z.090509T1200Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 1104 AM CDT MON MAY 04 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE TRINITY RIVER NEAR MOSS BLUFF. * FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE OUT OF BANKS TONIGHT AND ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. $$