…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas…
Neches River Near Alto affecting Trinity, Cherokee, Houston and
Anderson Counties.
For the Neches River…including Lake Palestine, Neches, Alto,
Diboll, Rockland…Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE…Neches River near Alto.
* WHEN…Until late Friday night.
* IMPACTS…At 18.0 feet, Expect moderate to severe flooding of the
heavily wooded floodplain. Boat ramps and picnic areas will be
completely inundated.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 10:15 AM CST Monday the stage was 18.0 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 16.0 feet.
– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:15 AM CST Monday was 18.2 feet.
– Forecast…The river is cresting and is expected to start
slowly falling this afternoon. It will then fall below flood
stage early Thursday afternoon.
– Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
18.0 feet on 02/10/1975.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood