NWS Lake Charles LAFL.W 0037September 2, 2026
Flood Warning: Hardin, TX
The National Weather Service office in Lake Charles issued a flood warning for Hardin in Texas, which was in force until 3:00 a.m. local time on September 4. It was the 37th river flood warning the NWS office in Lake Charles issued in 2026. Texas had 36 flood warnings in September 2026, against 40 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Texas's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 36 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Lake Charles LA
- Area
- Hardin
- State
- Texas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:53 a.m. CDT, September 2, 2026
- In force from
- 3:00 p.m. CDT, September 2, 2026
- Expires
- 3:00 a.m. CDT, September 4, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KLCH FL.W 0037
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Warnings in Texas since 2008Every warning type in Texas
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The notice as issued
...The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Texas... Neches River at Neches River Saltwater Barrier affecting Jasper, Hardin, Jefferson and Orange Counties. Village Creek Near Kountze affecting Hardin County. Pine Island Bayou Near Sour Lake affecting Hardin and Jefferson Counties. For the Neches River...including Town Bluff, Evadale, Neches River Saltwater Barrier...Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Village Creek...including Kountze...Major flooding is forecast. For the Pine Island Bayou...including Sour Lake...Minor flooding is forecast. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued this evening at 800 PM CDT. * WHAT...Major flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Village Creek near Kountze. * WHEN...From this afternoon to late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...At 23.0 feet, Major lowland flooding will occur. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:30 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 7.5 feet. - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this afternoon to a crest of 23.3 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon. - Flood stage is 17.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 23.9 feet on 05/09/1969. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.