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Flood Warning issued October 12 at 10:35AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Flood Warning · Hardin, TX; Jasper, TX; Jefferson, TX; Orange, TX. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.
- Bulletin issued
- 12 October 2026 at 15:35 UTC
- First saved by us
- 12 October 2026 at 15:43 UTC
- Last included in a daily record
- 13 October 2026
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- Source classification
- Severe · Source alert
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- Issuer / area
- NWS Lake Charles LA · Hardin, TX; Jasper, TX; Jefferson, TX; Orange, TX
- Certainty / urgency
- Observed / Immediate
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 13 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC
- Forecast onset / end
- 12 October 2026 at 15:35 UTC / Not supplied
Archived official description
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Louisiana... Calcasieu River near White Oak Park affecting Calcasieu Parish. Calcasieu River Near Salt Water Barrier affecting Calcasieu Parish. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas... Neches River at Neches River Saltwater Barrier affecting Orange, Hardin, Jasper and Jefferson Counties. For the Calcasieu River...including Glenmora, Oakdale, Oberlin, Kinder, White Oak Park, Salt Water Barrier...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Neches River...including Town Bluff, Evadale, Neches River Saltwater Barrier...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Neches River at Neches River Saltwater Barrier. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 5.0 feet, Water is about two feet over portions of Four Oaks Ranch Road. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:15 AM CDT Monday the stage was 3.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this afternoon and continue rising to 4.1 feet this evening. Additional rises are possible thereafter. - Flood stage is 4.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions in this archived message
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
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Our first saved version of Flood Warning issued October 12 at 10:35AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA. We have no earlier saved version to compare.
Bulletin issued: 12 October 2026 at 15:35 UTC
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