Advarsler, Caddoan Mounds State Historical Park

Flood Warning issued April 23 at 9:19PM CDT until April 29 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas... Neches River Near Diboll affecting Houston, Tyler, Angelina, Trinity and Polk Counties. Neches River Near Alto affecting Houston, Cherokee, Trinity and Anderson Counties. Neches River Near Neches affecting Houston, Cherokee and Anderson Counties. For the Neches River...including Lake Palestine, Neches, Alto, Diboll, Rockland...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Neches River near Alto. * WHEN...Until early Monday morning. * 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 8:15 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 17.2 feet. - Bankfull stage is 16.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 8:15 PM CDT Tuesday was 17.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early Saturday afternoon and continue falling to 15.6 feet Sunday evening. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 17.2 feet on 05/23/1948. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood 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. For more hydrologic information, copy and paste the following website address into your favorite web browser URL bar: water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=shv The next statement will be issued Wednesday evening at 930 PM CDT.