Flood Warning Issued by NWS Shreveport, LA
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1126 AM CDT Fri Mar 22 2024
...The National Weather Service in Shreveport LA has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Texas...
Neches River Near Neches affecting Cherokee, Anderson and Houston
Counties.
For the Neches River...including Lake Palestine, Neches, Alto,
Diboll, Rockland...Minor flooding is forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 Saturday morning at 1130 AM CDT.
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1126 AM CDT Fri Mar 22 2024
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING TO TUESDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Neches River near Neches.
* WHEN...From Saturday morning to Tuesday 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 10:30 AM CDT Friday the stage was 9.1 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tomorrow morning to a crest of 12.5 feet early Sunday
morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Monday
afternoon.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
12.5 feet on 04/10/2014.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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