NWS Lake Charles LAFL.W 0038September 5, 2026
Flood Warning: Hardin and Jefferson, TX
The National Weather Service office in Lake Charles issued a flood warning for Hardin and Jefferson in Texas, which was in force until 11:30 a.m. local time on September 8. It was the 38th 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 2 days; 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 and Jefferson
- State
- Texas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:18 a.m. CDT, September 5, 2026
- In force from
- 4:00 a.m. CDT, September 6, 2026
- Expires
- 11:30 a.m. CDT, September 8, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLCH FL.W 0038
- 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 Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas... Neches River at Neches River Saltwater Barrier affecting Jasper, Orange, Jefferson and Hardin Counties. Village Creek Near Kountze affecting Hardin County. Pine Island Bayou Near Sour Lake affecting Jefferson and Hardin Counties. For the Neches River...including Town Bluff, Evadale, Neches River Saltwater Barrier...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Village Creek...including Kountze...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Pine Island Bayou...including Sour Lake...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Pine Island Bayou near Sour Lake. * WHEN...From late tonight to Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Water inundates roads in lowland areas near the river. Low spots on Old Sour Lake Road are under water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:45 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 22.0 feet. - Bankfull stage is 22.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tonight to a crest of 26.0 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage late Monday evening. - Flood stage is 25.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 26.0 feet on 01/29/1990. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued this evening at 1030 PM CDT.
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.