NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued September 2 at 2:40PM CDT until September 8 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
...The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Texas...
Neches River Near Alto affecting Cherokee, Houston, Angelina and
Anderson Counties.
For the Neches River...including Alto...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Neches River near Alto.
* WHEN...From Thursday afternoon to Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Boat ramps and picnic areas near the river
will begin to flood. Ranchers should move cattle and equipment near
the river to higher ground. At 18.0 feet, Expect moderate to severe
flooding of the heavily wooded floodplain. Boat ramps and picnic
areas will be completely inundated.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:15 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 3.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
Thursday afternoon to a crest of 17.4 feet Friday morning. It
will then fall below flood stage Monday morning.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 746th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days