Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Lake Charles, LA
Areas Affected: Hardin, TX; Jefferson, TX
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Sunday 8:11pm CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 8:11pm CDT
Alert Expires: Monday 1:00pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 8:11pm CDT
Event Ends: Wednesday 5:30am CDT
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles LA
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas... Pine Island Bayou Near Sour Lake affecting Hardin and Jefferson Counties. Neches River at Neches River Saltwater Barrier affecting Jefferson, Orange, Hardin and Jasper Counties. ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Texas... Village Creek Near Kountze affecting Hardin County. For the Neches River...including Town Bluff, Evadale, Neches River Saltwater Barrier...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Pine Island Bayou...including Sour Lake...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Pine Island Bayou near Sour Lake. * WHEN...Until late Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Water inundates roads in lowland areas near the river. Low spots on Old Sour Lake Road are under water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:45 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 27.7 feet. - Bankfull stage is 22.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 7:45 PM CDT Sunday was 27.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage Tuesday afternoon and continue falling to 21.0 feet Friday evening. - Flood stage is 25.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued this evening at 915 PM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d97ecdd49505fcad3982f9c9861fb9fa5dbd30d4.002.1 Codes: TXC199, TXC245 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d97ecdd49505fcad3982f9c9861fb9fa5dbd30d4.002.1