Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 17 at 2:14AM CDT until June 17 at 8:01PM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 17, 2026 - 12:14am
Expires:
June 17, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas...
Menard Creek near Rye affecting Hardin, Polk and Liberty Counties.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...
Tres Palacios River near Midfield affecting Wharton and Matagorda
Counties.
San Bernard River near Boling affecting Wharton, Fort Bend and
Brazoria Counties.
For the Menard Creek...including Rye...Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Tres Palacios River...including Midfield...Minor flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Tres Palacios River near Midfield.
* WHEN...Until this 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 Wednesday the stage was 25.5 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 15.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 1:30 AM CDT Wednesday was 25.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
this morning and continue falling to 4.2 feet early Monday
morning.
- Flood stage is 24.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
25.5 feet on 11/18/2003.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/hgx.
The next statement will be issued by this morning at 1000 AM CDT.
Area Description:
Matagorda, TX; Wharton, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Houston/Galveston TX
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov