BRAZOS RIVER EXPECTED TO CREST FRIDAY

  

Water from the Brazos River is projected to continue rising through today (Friday).

The previous top crest was set during the Memorial Day floods of 2016, which was surpassed late Thursday.

Leaders in Brazoria County believe many areas will be under a significant amount of water. The exact measurements will vary by area.

Projected inundated areas include east of Highway 36.

The inundation map does not include flooding from the San Bernard River, located west of the Brazos. Water gauges there stopped working after the river rose quickly, with projections showing it breaking a record height by several feet.

Officials in Fort Bend on Thursday say they expected the river would swell still larger as the day continued, predicting it would hit a top measurement of 56 feet on Friday, and bringing unprecedented flooding to their county.

They remained on high alert, with more and more flooding expected as the river crept up.