NWS Lake Charles LAFL.W 0036September 4, 2026
Flood Warning: Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson and 1 more, TX
The National Weather Service office in Lake Charles issued a flood warning for Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson and 1 more in Texas, which was in force until 11:00 p.m. local time on September 9. It was the 36th 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 5 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, Jasper, Jefferson and 1 more
- State
- Texas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:26 a.m. CDT, September 4, 2026
- Expires
- 11:00 p.m. CDT, September 9, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLCH FL.W 0036
- 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 continues for the following rivers in Texas... Neches River at Neches River Saltwater Barrier affecting Hardin, Jefferson, Orange and Jasper Counties. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas... 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...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Village Creek...including Kountze...Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Pine Island Bayou...including Sour Lake...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Neches River at Neches River Saltwater Barrier. * WHEN...Until Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...At 5.0 feet, Water is about two feet over portions of Four Oaks Ranch Road. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:15 AM CDT Friday the stage was 2.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tomorrow morning to a crest of 5.2 feet Monday morning. It will then fall below flood stage late Tuesday evening. - Flood stage is 4.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 5.8 feet on 02/14/2005. - 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. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued this evening at 1130 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.