Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
836 AM CDT Thu May 28 2026

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

  Tres Palacios River near Midfield affecting Matagorda and Wharton
  Counties.

For the Tres Palacios River...including Midfield...Minor flooding is
forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 late tonight at 130 AM CDT.

&&

TXC321-481-290630-
/O.NEW.KHGX.FL.W.0003.260528T1336Z-260529T0622Z/
/MTPT2.1.ER.260527T2333Z.260528T0915Z.260528T1821Z.NO/
836 AM CDT Thu May 28 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Tres Palacios River near Midfield.

* WHEN...From this morning to just after midnight tonight.

* IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding begins as water
  spills into the floodplain on the right upstream bank and covers
  the meander point at the meander curve.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 25.0 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 15.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 7:30 AM CDT Thursday was 25.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    this afternoon and continue falling to 4.8 feet Tuesday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 24.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    25.0 feet on 05/20/2000.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

                   Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location           Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

Tres Palacios River
Midfield           24.0  25.0  Thu 7 am CDT 17.7  9.3   6.5


&&

LAT...LON 2905 9609 2892 9612 2884 9610 2884 9620
      2892 9622 2905 9620


$$

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