Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 3 at 5:53AM CDT until September 5 at 7:45AM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 3, 2026 - 3:53am
Expires:
September 4, 2026 - 5:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...
Neches River Near Neches affecting Cherokee and Anderson Counties.
For the Neches River...including Neches, Alto, Diboll, Rockland...
Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Neches River near Neches.
* WHEN...From Friday morning to Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Expect minor lowland flooding of the
heavily wooded floodplain. Ranchers that may have livestock and
equipment in the river bottoms should move them to higher ground.
Expect minor flooding of the boat ramp.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 5:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 4.0 feet.
- Forecast...The Neches River near Neches is expected to rise above
flood stage late tomorrow morning to a crest of 12.1 feet early
tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early
tomorrow afternoon.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 12.4
feet on 06/24/2015.
- 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 Friday morning at 700 AM CDT.
Area Description:
Anderson, TX; Cherokee, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Shreveport LA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov