Active AlertsBeckville, TX

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:water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=shvThe next statement will be issued Wednesday morning at 945 AM CDT.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...Louisiana...Sabine River Near Beckville affecting Rusk, Harrison, Gregg andPanola Counties.Sabine River At Longview affecting Rusk and Gregg Counties.Sabine River At Logansport affecting De Soto, Shelby and PanolaCounties.Sabine River Near Mineola affecting Wood and Smith Counties.Sabine River Near Gladewater affecting Wood, Gregg, Upshur andSmith Counties.Sabine River Near Hawkins affecting Wood, Upshur and SmithCounties.For the Sabine River...including Mineola, Hawkins, Gladewater,Longview, Beckville, Logansport...Minor flooding is forecast.* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.* WHERE...Sabine River at Logansport.* WHEN...From this evening to late Saturday evening.* IMPACTS...At 28.0 feet, Expect lowland flooding problems of theheavily wooded floodplain to continue for several days.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 8:45 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 27.8 feet.- Bankfull stage is 27.0 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stagethis evening to a crest of 28.4 feet tomorrow evening. Itwill then fall below flood stage early Saturday morning.- Flood stage is 28.0 feet.- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of28.4 feet on 03/08/1934.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood