Flood Warning

...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.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Tres Palacios River near Midfield.

* WHEN...From this morning to tomorrow evening.

* 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 1:30 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 21.2 feet. - Bankfull stage is 15.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this morning to a crest of 25.9 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow morning. - Flood stage is 24.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 25.9 feet on 09/22/2003. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood