Flood Warnings continue for many rivers and streams in our area from the heavy rainfall earlier this week. The following information are for flooded rivers, their flood stage and forecast:
Little River @ Rockdale:
Flood Stage: 30 feet.
Forecast: Last observation showed the river level at 30.10 feet and minor flooding was occurring. Water is beginning to flow back into its banks.
Trinity River by Long Lake:
Flood Stage: 35 feet.
Forecast: Moderate flooding continues as the water level will rise to nearly 43 feet by Saturday.
Navasota River @ Easterly:
Flood Stage: 19 feet.
Forecast: As of this morning the river level was estimated at 24.93 feet with moderate flooding. Water is beginning to recede and should be below flood stage Saturday morning.
Navasota River @ Normangee:
Flood Stage: 15 feet.
Forecast: Water levels continue to rise with flooding. Levels should top out to 20 feet this evening.
Additionally, I want to pass along that we continue to pull farther from our deep drought. Latest Drought Monitor shows that the entire Brazos Valley is now in a "moderate" drought.
A moderate drought is the first stage of a drought and therefore, we are very close to concluding the long term devastation. However, we still need to conserve water whenever we can. Because as quickly as we are pulling out of this drought, it can easily come right back. However, its wonderful to see the dramatic improvement in such a short period of time.
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