Bottom Line
Overall, TRWD watersheds received small amounts of rainfall in the past 24-hours. See Graphic-1 below. Eagle Mountain is less than 1 foot below conservation and will be closely monitored. Lake Bridgeport, Cedar Creek, and Richland-Chambers have room to store additional inflow. Today’s expected rainfall amounts have decreased, especially in the West Fork Trinity Lakes (Bridgeport and Eagle Mountain). All TRWD reservoirs are below conservation with no current releases.
Projections
No projections at this time.
*Projections are subject to change and are based on past precipitation.
Looking Forward
Rainfall forecast totals have decreased since the last update. For the West Fork lakes, only small amounts of rain are expected (up to 0.1″). TRWD East Texas lakes (Cedar Creek and Richland-Chambers) may see rain of up to one inch. See the NWS Guidance in Graphic-2 for additional information on today’s rain event. Moving into the weekend, conditions will improve with plenty of sun and slightly below average temperatures with highs in the mid 70s.
Graphic-1
Showers are expected to persist today, with Central Texas having the highest probability of rain. While severe weather is not anticipated, isolated strong storms capable of producing heavy rain, frequent lightning, and small hail are possible. Temperatures will remain cool, peaking only in the 50s to low 60s.
Additional Information
- Next update will come tomorrow morning. Be sure to subscribe to receive e-mail notification of any new Lake Level Blog posts.
- TRWD staff will continue to monitor conditions and flood discharges will be adjusted accordingly.
- Please stay weather aware and follow our partners at the National Weather Service (NWS) and the River Forecast Center (RFC) for the latest information regarding weather and river conditions, respectively.
- Current TRWD lake conditions are shown in the table below. For most up-to-date conditions please visit trwd.onerain.com.
- For questions, please call the Flood Hotline at 817-720-4296 to leave a message for a TRWD Flood Team member to return.
Current Lake Conditions
Also found at trwd.onerain.com.
*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.
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