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WGUS84 KSHV 051420
FLSSHV
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
920 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2025
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS...
NECHES RIVER NEAR ALTO AFFECTING CHEROKEE, ANDERSON, HOUSTON AND
TRINITY COUNTIES.
FOR THE NECHES RIVER...INCLUDING ALTO...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS.
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE
CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
FOR MORE HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION, COPY AND PASTE THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE
ADDRESS INTO YOUR FAVORITE WEB BROWSER URL BAR:
HTTPS://WATER.NOAA.GOV/WFO/SHV
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED TUESDAY MORNING AT 930 AM CDT.
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920 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2025
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...NECHES RIVER NEAR ALTO.
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:15 AM CDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.6 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 8:15 AM CDT MONDAY WAS 16.6 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 17.4
FEET TUESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...WITH MORE RAINFALL EXPECTED
THIS WEEK...STAY TUNED FOR UPDATED FORECASTS.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3167 9524 3152 9504 3138 9492 3133 9500
3166 9537
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