Weather Alerts for Rusk

Issued by the National Weather Service

       Flood Warning      

Flood Warning  FLOOD WARNING   Flood Warning
RUSK

Areas Affected:
Nacogdoches, TX - Rusk, TX - San Augustine, TX - Shelby, TX
Effective: Thu, 4/3 9:36pm Updated: Fri, 4/4 2:48am Urgency: Immediate
Expires: Fri, 4/4 9:45pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Observed

 
Details:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...

Attoyac Bayou Near Chireno affecting Shelby, Nacogdoches, San
Augustine and Rusk Counties.

For the Attoyac Bayou...including Chireno...Minor flooding is
forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Attoyac Bayou near Chireno.

* WHEN...Until late Saturday night.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Expect flooded paths and secondary
roadways.  Move livestock and equipment to higher ground.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 17.0 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:30 PM CDT Thursday was 18.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Saturday morning and continue falling to 7.2 feet Tuesday
evening.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
17.6 feet on 05/28/2016.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information:
Do not drive cars through flooded areas.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
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.

For more hydrologic information, copy and paste the following website
address into your favorite web browser URL bar:
https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/SHV

The next statement will be issued Friday evening at 945 PM CDT.