Weather Alert in Texas

Recent Locations: Denton, TX

Flood Warning issued June 15 at 8:26PM CDT until June 18 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

AREAS AFFECTED: Brazos, TX; Grimes, TX; Madison, TX

DESCRIPTION: ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas... Navasota River near Normangee affecting Brazos, Madison and Grimes Counties. San Bernard River near Boling affecting Brazoria, Wharton and Fort Bend Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas... Trinity River near Crockett affecting Houston, Walker, Madison and Trinity Counties. Trinity River at Riverside affecting Trinity, San Jacinto, Walker and Polk Counties. Trinity River at Liberty affecting Liberty County. Trinity River near Moss Bluff affecting Chambers and Liberty Counties. ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Texas... San Bernard River near Sweeny affecting Brazoria County. For the Trinity River...including Crockett, Riverside, Romayor, Goodrich, Moss Bluff, Liberty...Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Navasota River...including Normangee...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Navasota River near Normangee. * WHEN...Until early Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Major lowland flooding begins with massive inundation of the floodplain as the river is close to 2 miles wide and OSR become inundated one half mile on the right bank and 1.5 miles on the left bank. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 19.0 feet. - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 8:00 PM CDT Sunday was 21.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early Wednesday morning and continue falling to 12.6 feet Friday evening. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 19.0 feet on 01/09/1998. - 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 this evening at 930 PM CDT.

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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