Alertes en vigueurSinetana, TX

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drivecars through flooded areas.Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or lawenforcement and request they pass this information to the NationalWeather Service when you can do so safely.Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/hgx.The next statement will be issued by late tonight at 315 AM CDT.

...Forecast flooding changed from Moderate to Major severity for thefollowing rivers in Texas...Navasota River near Normangee affecting Grimes, Madison andBrazos Counties.For the Navasota River...including Normangee...Major flooding isforecast.* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and major flooding isforecast.* WHERE...Navasota River near Normangee.* WHEN...Until further notice.* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Major lowland flooding begins with massiveinundation of the flood plain as the river is close to 2 mileswide and OSR become inundated one half mile on the right bank and1.5 miles on the left bank.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 9:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 18.8 feet.- Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hoursending at 9:00 AM CDT Tuesday was 18.8 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 21.6feet late this evening.- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of22.4 feet on 03/11/2016.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood