PROJECT ALERT NOTICE (TX) Some Flooding Continues in East Texas

Date: Fri, 10 May 2024 11:10:23 EDT

Summary: Most of the flooding in the OTWSC is now concentrated in East Texas. As most rivers are now receding.

The Houston and Austin are the only offices that currently have crews out making medium to high flow measurements today.


Precipitation amounts are finally decreasing over the entire OTWSC. However, forecasted rains are now indicating
precipitation covering most of the OTWSC area from 1-4 inches over the next several days. Most flooding is dropping
into the moderate and minor flood stage with the only major flooding now in the Houston area.

As of Friday morning (5/10):

Houston field unit has two crews in the field making high flow measurements, field verifications and one crew obtaining
high water marks for an indirect measurement. Most of their focus continues to be on the Trinity and San Jacinto River
watersheds. They have measured at least 16 peaks of record in the past ten days. They have only received damage at one
site due to the high flows currently.

Austin field unit has one crew in the field making high flow measurements, field verifications and obtaining high water
marks. The two crews out conducting indirect measurement surveys are on hold until the rivers recede.

The other offices in the Oklahoma-Texas water science center that are not currently experiencing high flow
conditions continue to monitor their area and prepare crews to deploy if forecasted rain occurs.