Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Shreveport, LA
Areas Affected: Smith, TX; Wood, TX
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Monday 9:51pm CDT
Alert Effective: Monday 9:51pm CDT
Alert Expires: Tuesday 10:00pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Tuesday 9:00am CDT
Event Ends: Thursday 7:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Shreveport LA
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING TO THURSDAY EVENING... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas... Sabine River Near Mineola affecting Wood and Smith Counties. For the Sabine River...including Mineola, Hawkins, Gladewater, Longview, Beckville, Logansport...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Sabine River near Mineola. * WHEN...From Tuesday morning to Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Expect flooding of secondary roadways with picnic and recreational areas flooded as well. Also expect flooded boat ramps as well. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:15 PM CDT Monday the stage was 13.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late Tuesday morning to a crest of 14.4 feet Tuesday evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Thursday morning. - Flood stage is 14.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 15.1 feet on 02/27/2016. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Do not drive cars through flooded areas. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. 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 evening at 1000 PM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.087088f791888f310f5526f596dc8bd1baa454fa.001.1 Codes: TXC423, TXC499 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.087088f791888f310f5526f596dc8bd1baa454fa.001.1