| Event | Flood Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Hardin, TX; Jasper, TX; Jefferson, TX; Orange, TX |
| Effective | 9/4/2026, 11:26:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 9/4/2026, 11:30:00 PM CDT |
Flood Warning issued September 4 at 11:26AM CDT until September 9 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Details
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas…
Neches River at Neches River Saltwater Barrier affecting Hardin,
Jefferson, Orange and Jasper Counties.
…The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas…
Village Creek Near Kountze affecting Hardin County.
Pine Island Bayou Near Sour Lake affecting Hardin and Jefferson
Counties.
For the Neches River…including Town Bluff, Evadale, Neches River
Saltwater Barrier…Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Village Creek…including Kountze…Moderate flooding is
forecast.
For the Pine Island Bayou…including Sour Lake…Minor flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Neches River at Neches River Saltwater Barrier.
* WHEN…Until Wednesday evening.
* IMPACTS…At 5.0 feet, Water is about two feet over portions of
Four Oaks Ranch Road.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 10:15 AM CDT Friday the stage was 2.8 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
tomorrow morning to a crest of 5.2 feet Monday morning. It will
then fall below flood stage late Tuesday evening.
– Flood stage is 4.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of 5.8
feet on 02/14/2005.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued this evening at 1130 PM CDT.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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