⚠️ Flood Warning – Jackson, TX; Wharton, TX – Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Flood Warning issued July 15 at 11:22AM CDT until July 16 at 8:31AM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

Details

…The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston TX has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Texas…

East Mustang Creek near Louise affecting Wharton and Jackson
Counties.

For the East Mustang Creek…including Louise…Minor flooding is
forecast.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…East Mustang Creek near Louise.

* WHEN…From this morning to tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS…At 19.0 feet, Minor lowland begins as water spills into
the floodplain downstream of the gage.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 10:30 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 18.0 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this afternoon to a crest of 19.3 feet this evening. It
will then fall below flood stage this evening.
– Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
19.2 feet on 01/27/2001.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/hgx.

The next statement will be issued late tonight at 530 AM CDT.

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