Flood Warning for Angelina, TX; Nacogdoches, TX
What: Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. Impacts: At 161.0 feet, Expect minor flooding with the gravel parking lot flooded and water beginning to overflow the gravel road where it widens into the parking lot. Also expect about a...
Official alert brief
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas... Angelina River Near Angelina River at Hwy 59 near Lufkin affecting Angelina and Nacogdoches Counties. For the Angelina River...including Angelina River near Alto, Angelina River at Hwy 59 near Lufkin...Minor flooding is forecast.
WHAT
Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
WHERE
Angelina River near Angelina River at Hwy 59 near Lufkin.
WHEN
Until late Saturday night.
IMPACTS
At 161.0 feet, Expect minor flooding with the gravel parking lot flooded and water beginning to overflow the gravel road where it widens into the parking lot. Also expect about a foot of overflow across the left bank of the Angelina River looking downstream.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
At 10:45 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 161.2 feet. Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 10:45 PM CDT Tuesday was 162.0 feet. Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early Friday afternoon and continue falling to 159.4 feet Sunday evening. Flood stage is 161.0 feet. Flood History...No available flood history. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
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 Wednesday evening at 1130 PM CDT.