FLOOD STATEMENT  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON, TX  1153 PM CST SUN DEC 16 2001 

A RIVER FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LUCE BAYOU...TRINITY RIVER. 

FOR THE TRINITY RIVER NEAR MOSS BLUFF MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING WITH A STAGE  OF 14.8 FEET TONIGHT. FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A  FLAT CREST AROUND 15 FEET THIS EARLY MONDAY THEN BEGIN A SLOW FALL TUESDAY BUT  REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS WEEK. 

FOR THE LUCE BAYOU NEAR HUFFMAN THE STAGE WAS 22.3 FEET TONIGHT. FLOOD STAGE IS  22.0 FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY MORNING.  

PERSONS ARE URGED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE RIVER UNTIL WATER LEVELS RECEDE.  MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID ANY WATER COVERED ROADS AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. DO  NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH AND WATER VELOCITY COULD  BE TOO GREAT FOR YOU TO CROSS SAFELY.LIVESTOCK AND EQUIPMENT SHOULD REMAIN OUT  OF THE FLOOD PLAIN FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. 

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