Flood Warning until 01:45PM Sunday
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas... East Fork San Jacinto at Cleveland affecting Harris, Montgomery, Liberty and San Jacinto Counties. East Fork San Jacinto near New Caney affecting Harris, Montgomery and Liberty Counties. Peach Creek at Splendora affecting Harris and Montgomery Counties. Caney Creek near Splendora affecting Harris and Montgomery Counties. West Fork San Jacinto near Conroe affecting Montgomery County. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas... West Fork San Jacinto near Porter affecting Montgomery County. Lake Creek at Sendera Ranch Road affecting Montgomery County. San Jacinto River near Sheldon affecting Harris County. West Fork San Jacinto near Humble affecting Harris and Montgomery Counties. For the East Fork San Jacinto River...including Cleveland, New Caney...Major flooding is forecast. For the Peach Creek...including Splendora...Major flooding is forecast. For the West Fork San Jacinto River...including Porter, Sendera Ranch Road, Conroe, Humble, Sheldon...Major flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...East Fork San Jacinto at Cleveland.
* WHEN...Until early Sunday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 23.0 feet, Sante Fe Railroad begins taking on water and the parking lot of the Best Western begins taking on water. At 25.0 feet, Lowest homes on Wells Road become threatened.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 AM CDT Friday the stage was 24.9 feet. - Bankfull stage is 13.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 8:30 AM CDT Friday was 25.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early Sunday morning and continue falling to 11.6 feet Wednesday morning. - Flood stage is 19.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 24.6 feet on 01/08/1998. - 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 bylate tonight at 345 AM 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