Texas Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 09-02-2026 20:58

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued September 2 at 10:58PM CDT until September 3 at 1:15AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
September 2, 2026 - 8:58pm
Expires: 
September 2, 2026 - 11:15pm
Description: 
FFWLCH The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... West Central Hardin County in southeastern Texas... * Until 115 AM CDT. * At 1058 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain in Saratoga. Between 4 and 8 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Saratoga and Batson.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
SNM: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS hasta 1:15 AM CDT. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 1:15 AM CDT. Esta es una situacion peligrosa y amenaza la vida. No intente viajar a menos que sea para abandonar un area propensa a inundaciones o bajo una orden de desalojo.
Area Description: 
Hardin, TX
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lake Charles LA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov