Flood Warning until 01:00PM Wednesday
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas... East Fork San Jacinto near New Caney affecting Harris, Montgomery and Liberty Counties. East Fork San Jacinto at Cleveland affecting Harris, Montgomery, Liberty and San Jacinto Counties. For the East Fork San Jacinto River...including Cleveland, New Caney...Major flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...East Fork San Jacinto at Cleveland.
* WHEN...Until early tomorrow afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 19.5 feet, East Fork RV Resort begins to take on water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:30 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 19.9 feet. - Bankfull stage is 13.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 7:30 PM CDT Tuesday was 21.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight and continue falling to 3.6 feet Sunday evening. - Flood stage is 19.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 19.9 feet on 06/10/2001. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: HARRIS, TX ... LIBERTY, TX ... MONTGOMERY, TX ... SAN JACINTO, TX
Instructions:
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/hgx. The next statement will be issued by Wednesday afternoon at 100 PM CDT.
Address/Location
City of Cleveland, Texas
907 E Houston St
Cleveland, TX 77327
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 281-592-2667
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP CLEVELANDTX followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Warning