Active AlertsTennessee Colony, 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 Friday evening at 800 PM CDT.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...Neches River Near Alto affecting Cherokee, Trinity, Anderson andHouston Counties.For the Neches River...including Lake Palestine, Neches, Alto,Diboll, Rockland...Moderate flooding is forecast.* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding isforecast.* WHERE...Neches River near Alto.* WHEN...Until further notice.* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Expect moderate to severe flooding of theheavily wooded floodplain. Boat ramps and picnic areas will becompletely inundated.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 7:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 18.0 feet.- Bankfull stage is 16.0 feet.- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hoursending at 7:15 PM CDT Thursday was 18.2 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 16.9 feet earlyTuesday afternoon.- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of18.0 feet on 02/10/1975.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood