# Flood Warning: Matagorda, TX; Wharton, TX — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-07-16 19:48 ingested 2026-07-17 08:17

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Flood Warning — Matagorda, TX; Wharton, TX
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Observed.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas...

Tres Palacios River near Midfield affecting Wharton and Matagorda
Counties.

For the Tres Palacios River...including Midfield...Minor flooding is
forecast.

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and minor flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE...Tres Palacios River near Midfield.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, Moderate lowland flooding begins with
water well into the floodplain on the right upstream bank and
within inches of spilling over the east approach to the bridge at
FM 456.  The river will be almost one quarter mile wide in the
vicinity of the gage.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 26.2 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 15.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:30 PM CDT Thursday was 27.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late tonight and continue falling to 6.2 feet Tuesday
evening.
- Flood stage is 24.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
26.2 feet on 04/19/2015.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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