Active AlertsPennington, 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.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 930 PM CDT.

...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 andAnderson Counties.Neches River Near Neches affecting Houston, Cherokee and AndersonCounties.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 Diboll.* WHEN...Until further notice.* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding of boat ramps,paths, and trails. Move livestock and equipment to higher ground.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 8:15 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 14.1 feet.- Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hoursending at 8:15 PM CDT Tuesday was 14.3 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 13.1 feet Sundayevening.- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of14.1 feet on 02/12/1948.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood