Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 2 at 4:46AM CDT until September 2 at 8:45AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 2, 2026 - 2:46am
Expires:
September 2, 2026 - 6:45am
Description:
FFWLCH
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Hardin County in southeastern Texas...
Northwestern Jefferson County in southeastern Texas...
Southwestern Tyler County in southeastern Texas...
* Until 845 AM CDT.
* At 446 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 5 and 10 inches of rain
have fallen in the past few hours. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Lumberton, Silsbee, Woodville, Kountze, Sour Lake, Colmesneil,
Nome, Chester, Wildwood, Warren, Saratoga, Thicket, Village Mills,
Honey Island, Batson, Ivanhoe and Hillister.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Hardin, TX; Jefferson, TX; Tyler, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov