Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 19 at 11:01PM CDT until May 21 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 19, 2025 - 9:01pm
Expires:
May 20, 2025 - 9:15pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas...
Neches River Near Alto affecting Anderson, Cherokee, Trinity and
Houston Counties.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...
Neches River Near Neches affecting Anderson, Cherokee and Houston
Counties.
Neches River Near Diboll affecting Tyler, Angelina, Houston,
Trinity and Polk 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 Wednesday afternoon.
* 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 10:15 PM CDT Monday the stage was 16.0 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 16.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:15 PM CDT Monday was 16.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
just after midnight tonight and continue falling to 13.3 feet
Saturday evening.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
16.0 feet on 04/05/2018.
- 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 Tuesday evening at 700 PM CDT.
Area Description:
Anderson, TX; Cherokee, TX; Houston, TX; Trinity, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Shreveport LA