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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
257 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024

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

  Neches River Near Evadale

  Village Creek Near Kountze

  Pine Island Bayou Near Sour Lake

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued Saturday afternoon at 300 PM CDT.

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TXC199-241-012000-
/O.EXT.KLCH.FL.W.0092.000000T0000Z-240603T0600Z/
/EVDT2.1.ER.240531T1507Z.240601T0000Z.240602T1800Z.NO/
257 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Neches River near Evadale.

* WHEN...Until early Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Minor flooding expected with the boat
  ramps at Evadale possibly becoming inaccessible. Flooding can be
  expected in the low-lying areas of the Lakeview community in
  Orange County.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 2:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 17.1 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 2:00 PM CDT Friday was 17.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.1
    feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage early
    Sunday afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

            Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location    Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sat   Sun   Mon

Neches River
Evadale     17.0  17.1  Fri 2 pm CDT 17.0  17.0  16.8


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LAT...LON 3053 9414 3053 9402 3022 9406 3022 9416


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TXC199-012000-
/O.EXT.KLCH.FL.W.0091.000000T0000Z-240605T1500Z/
/KOUT2.1.ER.240531T0545Z.240603T1200Z.240605T0300Z.NO/
257 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Village Creek near Kountze.

* WHEN...Until late Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 18.4 feet, The water will be at the low chord of
  Highway 418.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 2:30 PM CDT Friday the stage was 17.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will rise to 17.1 feet this evening. It
    will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight
    to 16.9 feet early Sunday morning. It will rise above flood
    stage early Sunday morning to 17.7 feet early Monday
    afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage again late
    Tuesday evening.
  - Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

             Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location     Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sat   Sun   Mon

Village Creek
Kountze      17.0  17.0  Fri 2 pm CDT 16.9  17.4  17.7


&&

LAT...LON 3048 9433 3050 9423 3026 9404 3016 9414
      3033 9433


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TXC199-245-012000-
/O.EXT.KLCH.FL.W.0094.240602T2100Z-240605T1200Z/
/SOLT2.1.ER.240602T2100Z.240603T1800Z.240605T0000Z.NO/
257 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Pine Island Bayou near Sour Lake.

* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon to Wednesday morning.

* 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 1:45 PM CDT Friday the stage was 18.9 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    Sunday afternoon to a crest of 25.4 feet early Monday
    afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Tuesday
    evening.
  - Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

                 Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location         Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sat   Sun   Mon

Pine Island Bayou
Sour Lake        25.0  18.9  Fri 1 pm CDT 22.7  24.9  25.4


&&

LAT...LON 3012 9445 3024 9423 3021 9407 3013 9406
      3004 9445


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