Weather Alerts for Richmond

Issued by the National Weather Service

       Flood Warning      

Flood Warning  FLOOD WARNING   Flood Warning
RICHMOND

Areas Affected:
Brazoria, TX - Fort Bend, TX - Wharton, TX
Effective: Fri, 6/13 9:27pm Updated: Sat, 6/14 2:29am Urgency: Immediate
Expires: Sat, 6/14 3:30pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Observed

 
Details:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...

San Bernard River near Boling affecting Brazoria, Fort Bend and
Wharton Counties.

For the San Bernard River...including Sweeny, East Bernard, Boling...
Minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHERE...San Bernard River near Boling.

* WHEN...Until early Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, Moderate lowland flooding begins upstream
from the gage with significant backwater flooding up Peach Creek
in Wharton County inundating low-lying areas. Minor backwater
flooding up Snake Creek in Fort Bend County begins.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:15 PM CDT Friday the stage was 22.6 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:15 PM CDT Friday was 23.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early tomorrow afternoon and continue falling to 4.6 feet
Wednesday evening.
- Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
22.8 feet on 05/20/2000.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information:
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

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 Saturday afternoon at 330 PM CDT.