Active Alerts Coke, TX

Flood Warning
Issued at Thu 8:34 AM Jun. 20
Issued by: National Weather Service
Recommended Action

Do not drive cars through flooded areas.Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drivecars through flooded areas.For more hydrologic information, copy and paste the following websiteaddress into your favorite web browser URL bar:https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/SHVThe next statement will be issued Friday morning at 845 AM CDT.

Description

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...Sabine River Near Gladewater affecting Wood, Upshur, Smith andGregg Counties.For the Sabine River...including Mineola, Hawkins, Gladewater,Longview, Beckville, Logansport...Minor flooding is forecast.* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.* WHERE...Sabine River near Gladewater.* WHEN...Until early Saturday morning.* IMPACTS...At 29.0 feet, Expect lowland flooding to continue withoil field operations curtailed.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 7:15 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 28.9 feet.- Bankfull stage is 25.0 feet.- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hoursending at 7:15 AM CDT Thursday was 30.1 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stagelate tomorrow evening and continue falling to 16.1 feetTuesday morning.- Flood stage is 26.0 feet.- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of28.8 feet on 03/05/1939.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood