…The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Texas…
Neches River Near Alto affecting Anderson, Cherokee, Houston and
Trinity Counties.
For the Neches River…including Lake Palestine, Neches, Alto,
Diboll, Rockland…Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Neches River near Alto.
* WHEN…From Wednesday morning 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 6:15 PM CST Monday the stage was 14.7 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 16.0 feet.
– Forecast…Due to widespread rainfall across the Neches River
basin Tuesday and Wednesday, the Neches River southwest of
Alto is expected to rise above flood stage Wednesday morning
and continue rising to 16.9 feet early Friday morning.
Additional rises are possible thereafter.
– Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
16.8 feet on 12/21/2018.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
