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WGUS84 KLCH 061517
FLSLCH
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1017 AM CDT SUN SEP 6 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS...
NECHES RIVER AT NECHES RIVER SALTWATER BARRIER AFFECTING ORANGE,
HARDIN, JEFFERSON AND JASPER COUNTIES.
PINE ISLAND BAYOU NEAR SOUR LAKE AFFECTING HARDIN AND JEFFERSON
COUNTIES.
..THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS
VILLAGE CREEK NEAR KOUNTZE AFFECTING HARDIN COUNTY.
FOR THE NECHES RIVER...INCLUDING TOWN BLUFF, EVADALE, NECHES RIVER
SALTWATER BARRIER...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
FOR THE PINE ISLAND BAYOU...INCLUDING SOUR LAKE...MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THIS EVENING AT 1030 PM CDT.
TXC199-245-070330-
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1017 AM CDT SUN SEP 6 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...PINE ISLAND BAYOU NEAR SOUR LAKE.
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 29.0 FEET, MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING WILL OCCUR. WATER
COVERS ROADS IN BEVIL OAKS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 9:45 AM CDT SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.5 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 22.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 9:45 AM CDT SUNDAY WAS 27.5 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 28.2 FEET
JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 28.2
FEET ON 11/29/2001.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
ALL TIMES CDT FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (1 PM)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME MON TUE WED
PINE ISLAND BAYOU
SOUR LAKE 25.0 27.5 SUN 9 AM 28.2 27.7 26.9
LAT...LON 3012 9445 3024 9423 3021 9407 3013 9406
3004 9445
TXC199-070330-
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/KOUT2.1.ER.260902T2247Z.260904T0815Z.260906T1612Z.NO/
1017 AM CDT SUN SEP 6 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS EVENING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* WHERE...VILLAGE CREEK NEAR KOUNTZE.
* WHEN...UNTIL THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 17.0 FEET, WATER COVERS LOW SPOTS ON WILLARD LAKE ROAD
AND VILLAGE CREEK ROAD NEAR LUMBERTON.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 9:30 AM CDT SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.2 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 9:30 AM CDT SUNDAY WAS 18.9 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE
THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 5.2 FEET FRIDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 17.2
FEET ON 06/13/1975.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
ALL TIMES CDT FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (1 PM)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME MON TUE WED
VILLAGE CREEK
KOUNTZE 17.0 17.2 SUN 9 AM 12.1 9.2 7.1
LAT...LON 3048 9433 3050 9423 3026 9404 3016 9414
3033 9433
TXC199-241-245-361-070330-
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/NSBT2.1.ER.260905T0948Z.260907T1200Z.260909T0400Z.NO/
1017 AM CDT SUN SEP 6 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...NECHES RIVER AT NECHES RIVER SALTWATER BARRIER.
* WHEN...UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 6.0 FEET, COLLIERS FERRY PARK IS UNDER WATER, AND
FLOODING OF SECONDARY ROADS NEAR THE RIVER CAN BE EXPECTED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 9:15 AM CDT SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.5 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 9:15 AM CDT SUNDAY WAS 5.5 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 5.8 FEET
TOMORROW 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
ALL TIMES CDT FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (1 PM)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME MON TUE WE
NECHES RIVER
NECHES RIVER SALTWATER BARRI 4.0 5.5 SUN 9 AM 5.8 4.5 3
LAT...LON 3033 9404 3018 9402 3004 9378 2992 9387
2998 9406 3008 9413 3033 9421
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