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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
450 PM CDT Thu Sep 3 2026

...Forecast flooding changed from Moderate to Major severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in Texas...

  Menard Creek near Rye affecting Polk, Hardin and Liberty Counties.

For the Menard Creek...including Rye...Major flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars
through flooded areas.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/hgx.

The next statement will be issued Friday morning at 700 AM CDT.

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450 PM CDT Thu Sep 3 2026

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and major flooding is
  forecast.

* WHERE...Menard Creek near Rye.

* WHEN...Until Saturday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 28.0 feet, Major lowland flooding begins with
  widespread inundation of the floodplain in the vicinity of the
  gage.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 4:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 27.8 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 17.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
    at 4:15 PM CDT Thursday was 27.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 28.2 feet
    this evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Saturday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 28.2
    feet on 04/21/1979.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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