WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, January 26, 2023
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FLOOD WARNING
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
342 PM CST Wed Jan 25 2023
...The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston TX has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Texas...
Cypress Creek Near Sharp Road affecting Fort Bend and Harris
Counties.
For the Cypress Creek...including Sharp Road...Moderate flooding is
forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
The next statement will be issued late tonight at 345 AM CST.
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Cypress Creek Near Sharp Road.
* WHEN...From this afternoon until further notice.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:35 PM CST Wednesday the stage was 165.2 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 3:35 PM CST Wednesday was 165.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 166.4
feet just after midnight tonight.
- Flood stage is 164.2 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
166.5 feet on 03/11/2016.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Fld Observed Forecasts (3 pm CST)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Thu Fri Sat
Cypress Creek
Sharp Road 164.2 165.2 Wed 3 pm CST 166.3 165.9 MSG
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