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FLWSHV

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
857 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024

...The National Weather Service in Shreveport LA has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Texas...

  Neches River Near Neches affecting Anderson, Cherokee and Houston
  Counties.

For the Neches River...including Neches...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 Wednesday morning at 900 AM CDT.

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/NCST2.1.ER.000000T0000Z.240520T1415Z.240522T0000Z.NO/
857 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO EARLY TOMORROW
AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Neches River near Neches.

* WHEN...From this morning to early tomorrow afternoon.

* 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 8:30 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 12.4 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 8:30 AM CDT Tuesday was 12.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    this evening and continue falling to 9.3 feet Sunday morning.
  - 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

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LAT...LON 3205 9544 3167 9524 3166 9537 3180 9544
      3188 9548


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