Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 18 at 10:13PM CDT until May 21 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2025 - 8:13pm
Expires:
May 19, 2025 - 8:15pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas...
Neches River Near Alto affecting Cherokee, Anderson, Trinity and
Houston Counties.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...
Neches River Near Neches affecting Cherokee, Anderson and Houston
Counties.
Neches River Near Diboll affecting Trinity, Houston, Tyler, Polk
and Angelina Counties.
For the Neches River...including Lake Palestine, Neches, Alto,
Diboll, Rockland...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Neches River near Alto.
* WHEN...Until late Tuesday night.
* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Boat ramps and picnic areas near the river
will begin to flood. Ranchers should move cattle and equipment
near the river to higher ground.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:15 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 16.4 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 16.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:15 PM CDT Sunday was 16.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
tomorrow afternoon and continue falling to 13.9 feet Friday
evening.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
16.5 feet on 03/12/2012.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Do not drive cars through flooded areas.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
For more hydrologic information, copy and paste the following website
address into your favorite web browser URL bar:
https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/SHV
The next statement will be issued Monday evening at 1015 PM CDT.
Area Description:
Anderson, TX; Cherokee, TX; Houston, TX; Trinity, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Shreveport LA