Active Alerts Jonesville, TX

Flood Warning
Issued at Sat 9:25 PM Jun. 22
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 Sunday evening at 930 PM CDT.

Description

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers inLouisiana...Texas...Sabine River At Logansport affecting Panola, De Soto and ShelbyCounties.Sabine River At Longview affecting Gregg and Rusk Counties.Sabine River Near Beckville affecting Gregg, Harrison, Panola andRusk Counties.Sabine River Near Mineola affecting Smith and Wood 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 Beckville.* WHEN...Until early Monday afternoon.* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, Expect lowland flooding of the heavilywooded floodplain. In addition, oil field operations in and nearthe floodplain will be affected and steps should be taken tosecure petroleum equipment.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 8:45 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 27.0 feet.- Bankfull stage is 25.0 feet.- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hoursending at 8:45 PM CDT Saturday was 27.6 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stagetomorrow evening and continue falling to 13.5 feet Thursdayevening.- Flood stage is 26.0 feet.- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of27.3 feet on 05/28/2015.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood