Weather

Statement as of 4:35 am CST on February 23, 2010

... Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect from 2 PM this
afternoon to 6 am CST Wednesday...

Areas of light rain will develop later this morning... and then
change over to a rain and snow mix during the afternoon. Most
locations in the advisory should experience rain and snow mixed
before 6 PM. With the warm ground in place... no significant snow
accumulations are expected during the afternoon. During the
evening snow may begin to stick on grassy areas and car roofs.
The rain and snow mix may change over to all snow later this
evening or after midnight. Any accumulations during the late
evening through 3 am time frame should be mainly under one inch
from Interstate 10 northward. Some elevated roadways and bridges
may become icy across the northern portions of Austin... Waller...
Harris... and Liberty counties.

This is a developing winter weather situation and if temperatures
are slightly cooler or slightly warmer than forecast could have
tremendous implications on where snow falls and how much will
accumulate.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Motorists should use caution on the slushy roads and be prepared
for possible icy conditions. Expect delays.

Statement as of 9:10 am CST on February 23, 2010

The Flood Warning continues for
the Trinity River near Moss Bluff
* until further notice... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 0830 am Tuesday the stage was 17.1 feet
* minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 15.0 feet
* forecast... the river will continue rising to near 17.1 feet by this afternoon.
Additional rises may be possible thereafter.




                    Flood observed forecast 6 am
location stage stage day time Wed Thu Fri Sat

Trinity River
Moss Bluff 15 17.1 Tue 08 am 17.0 16.9 16.7 16.6

910 am CST Tue Feb 23 2010

The Flood Warning continues for
the Trinity River in Liberty
* until further notice... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 0845 am Tuesday the stage was 27.9 feet
* moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 26.0 feet
* forecast... the river will continue to fall slowly over the next several days.
* At 27.0 feet... moderate lowland flooding begins as roads into several outlying
communities above Liberty are closed with residents in 5 or 6 subdivisions cut
off if not evacuated.



                    Flood observed forecast 6 am
location stage stage day time Wed Thu Fri Sat

Trinity River
Liberty 26 27.9 Tue 09 am 27.5 27.1 26.8 26.7

Statement as of 7:22 am CST on February 23, 2010

... A mixture of light rain and snow possible late tonight...

Much colder air will filter into south Texas today through early
Wednesday morning. In addition... an upper level disturbance will
move across the region. This disturbance will contribute to the
development of light rain today. As the disturbance moves
east... rainfall will end from west to east shortly after midnight
Wednesday morning.

A mixture of rain and snow will be possible generally north of a
Loma Alta... Beeville... and Dacosta line by late this evening and
across coastal counties around midnight Wednesday morning.
Afterward... the precipitation will quickly come to an end. No
accumulations of snow are expected at this time as surface
temperatures will remain slightly above freezing.

Affected residents are urged to stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio...
commercial radio... or television... for the latest information
regarding this weather event.