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5/20/2024 4:33pm 
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Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

for Rusk County, TX

Issued by the National Weather Service

    FLOOD WARNING  

Rusk County, TX


Flood Warning issued May 20 at 9:33AM CDT until May 25 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING


Areas Affected: Nacogdoches, TX; Rusk, TX; San Augustine, TX; Shelby, TX

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Monday 9:33am CDT

Alert Effective: Monday 9:33am CDT

Alert Expires: Tuesday 9:45am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Monday 9:33am CDT

Event Ends: Saturday 7:00am CDT

Issued by: NWS Shreveport LA


Details:
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas...

Attoyac Bayou Near Chireno affecting Rusk, Nacogdoches, San
Augustine and Shelby Counties.

For the Attoyac Bayou...including Chireno...Minor flooding is
forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Attoyac Bayou near Chireno.

* WHEN...Until Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Expect flooded paths and secondary
roadways.  Move livestock and equipment to higher ground.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 AM CDT Monday the stage was 16.0 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:30 AM CDT Monday was 16.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.0
feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage
early Friday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
16.1 feet on 01/10/2016.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information:
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.

For more hydrologic information, copy and paste the following website
address into your favorite web browser URL bar:
water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=shv

The next statement will be issued Tuesday morning at 945 AM CDT.

Meta data:
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.108dbe91284f6789e2af489ed02c10c236d9c800.001.1
Codes: TXC347, TXC401, TXC405, TXC419
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.108dbe91284f6789e2af489ed02c10c236d9c800.001.1