Weather Update
TRWD continues to monitor reservoir conditions 24 hours a day. A storm system reached the Upper Trinity watersheds around 6 AM this morning, and rain continues to fall. See Graphic-1 for 24-hour totals. The National Weather Service forecasts that the rain will move east if I-35 by mid-day, and Cedar Creek and Richland Chambers are forecast to receive rainfall this afternoon and evening See Graphic-2 for National Weather Service (NWS) guidance. Looking into the week, rain chances continue into Tuesday mainly east of I-35, and will likely turn dry Wednesday through the rest of the week.
Reservoir Conditions
Current reservoir conditions are shown below. Bridgeport, Eagle Mountain, and Richland-Chambers continue to discharge. Staff will continue to monitor conditions and make discharges as needed to safely move excess water through the system. Updates to lake status and flood discharges will be posted here.
Please be advised that forecasts and projections are subject to change, and TRWD reservoir operations are based on observed rainfall conditions. The next update will come tomorrow morning, unless conditions dictate otherwise. Please check back. You can also follow @TRWD_News on Twitter to receive notification of any new posts to this Lake Level blog.
Current lake levels can be found in a variety of locations including TRWD.com, the TRWD watershed data viewer trwd.onerain.com, or download the TRWD Lake Level App for iOS or Android. You may also follow the NWS and the River Forecast Center (RFC) for the latest information regarding weather and river conditions, respectively.
Graphic-1. 24-Hour Rain Totals
Graphic-2. NWS Guidance – Storms Today and Tomorrow
*Lake Worth is owned and operated by the City of Fort Worth. See the City of Fort Worth news feed and NWS forecast page for updates on Lake Worth.
**Benbrook Lake is owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. ***See Benbrook Lake Home Page for current discharge.
****Please visit TRWD’s new watershed data viewer at www.trwd.onerain.com . You can see the same rain, stream, and lake gages the Flood Team monitors during an event. You can also check out this YouTube video to see what it is all about!
Please call the Flood Hotline for further information.
817-720-4296
If prompted to leave a message, the flood monitor on duty will return your message within 30 minutes.
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