⚠️ Flood Warning – Hardin, TX; Jasper, TX; Jefferson, TX; Orange, TX – Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Flood Warning issued September 2 at 7:53AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA

Details

…The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Texas…

Neches River at Neches River Saltwater Barrier affecting Jasper,
Hardin, Jefferson and Orange Counties.

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…Moderate flooding is forecast.
For the Village Creek…including Kountze…Major flooding is
forecast.
For the Pine Island Bayou…including Sour Lake…Minor flooding is
forecast.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this evening at 800 PM CDT.

* WHAT…Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…Neches River at Neches River Saltwater Barrier.

* WHEN…From this morning until further notice.

* IMPACTS…At 7.0 feet, Water begins to go over Bigner Road into the
saltwater barrier. Water also cuts off most access to the Four Oaks
Ranch Road downstream of Four Oaks boat launch. Flooding of
Colliers Ferry Park and secondary roads near the river can be
expected.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 7:15 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 3.7 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
this morning and continue rising to a crest of 7.1 feet Saturday
evening.
– Flood stage is 4.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of 7.6
feet on 05/31/2015.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.