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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
136 PM CDT Mon Apr 21 2025

...The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston TX has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Texas...

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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

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

The next statement will be issued this evening.Tuesday morning at
800 AM CDT.

&&

TXC199-291-373-221300-
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/RYET2.1.ER.250422T1245Z.250423T0000Z.250423T2230Z.NO/
136 PM CDT Mon Apr 21 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING TO EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Menard Creek near Rye.

* WHEN...From Tuesday morning to early Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 23.0 feet, moderate lowland flooding begins as
  low-lying areas along the creek are inundated.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1:15 PM CDT Monday the stage was 18.9 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 17.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow morning to a crest of 22.0 feet tomorrow evening. It
    will then fall below flood stage Wednesday afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    21.9 feet on 05/15/2015.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

            Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location    Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Tue   Wed   Thu

Menard Creek
Rye         20.0  18.9  Mon 1 pm CDT 21.4  20.6  15.1


&&

LAT...LON 3056 9464 3049 9475 3042 9472 3044 9483
      3053 9486 3056 9475


$$

JM