Published Monday, May 04, 2009 12:29 PM

Navasota River flood warning canceled

BY SHAUNA LEWIS
shauna.lewis@theeagle.com

The National Weather Service canceled its flood warning Monday for the Navasota River near Normangee after it fell below flood level, and said the service expects the river to continue to slowly recede through the week.

The flood level for the river is 15 feet, and the river was at 14.9 feet at 9 a.m. Monday, said weather forecaster Scott Overpeck. The river should fall to 14.5 feet by Tuesday and 12 feet by Friday.

Overpeck said at its level Monday, low-water crossings could still be flooded, but the weather service had not received any reports of homes being flooded or any major flooding in Brazos, Madison or Grimes counties.

Area sheriff's departments dispatchers said no major flooding problems had been reported.

Roads closed because of flooding last week remained closed Monday, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.

TxDOT spokesman Bob Colwell said the following road closures were in effect Monday:

Brazos County

OSR from F.M. 1940 to the Navasota River is closed due to the flooding on and along the Navasota River. Brazos County TxDOT maintenance crews were working on this roadway and officials expect the work to be completed by the end of the day.

Madison County

OSR from the Navasota River to F.M. 1452 is closed due to water over the roadway due to flooding on and along the Navasota River. TxDOT on Monday was letting an emergency contract to replace cross drainage culverts washed out because of the extensive rainfall at two different locations on OSR. This project should take about 30 days to complete and work is expected to begin Wednesday.

Washington County

F.M. 1155 is now closed between Texas 105 and F.M. 1370 in Old Washington at Jordan Creek. There is cross structure damage due to flooding and this roadway will be closed for some time. Drivers should use F.M. 912 as a detour. TxDOT on Monday was developing an emergency contract to fix the damage. Work should take about five weeks.

Grimes County

No roads were closed in Grimes County, although flooding in agricultural areas was extensive.

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