Active AlertsMound City, 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 evening at 700 PM CDT.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...Neches River Near Alto affecting Trinity, Cherokee, Anderson andHouston 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 tomorrow evening.* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Boat ramps and picnic areas near the riverwill begin to flood. Ranchers should move cattle and equipmentnear the river to higher ground.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 7:15 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 16.6 feet.- Bankfull stage is 16.0 feet.- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hoursending at 7:15 PM CDT Tuesday was 17.0 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stagetomorrow evening and continue falling to 12.4 feet Sundayevening.- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of16.5 feet on 03/12/2012.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood