Weather Alert in Texas
Flood Warning issued April 16 at 10:47AM CDT until April 19 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
AREAS AFFECTED: Hardin, TX; Jasper, TX; Jefferson, TX; Orange, TX
DESCRIPTION: ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Louisiana...Texas... Calcasieu River Near Oakdale Calcasieu River Near Kinder Calcasieu River Near Glenmora Neches River at Neches River Saltwater Barrier Pine Island Bayou Near Sour Lake ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Louisiana...Texas... Calcasieu River Near Oberlin Calcasieu River near White Oak Park Sabine River Near Burkeville Sabine River Near Deweyville Sabine River Near Bon Wier For the Calcasieu River...including Glenmora, Oakdale, Oberlin, Kinder, White Oak Park, Salt Water Barrier...Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Sabine River...including Burkeville, Bon Wier, Deweyville, Orange...Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Neches River...including Town Bluff, Evadale, Neches River Saltwater Barrier...Moderate 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 Wednesday morning at 815 AM CDT. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Neches River at Neches River Saltwater Barrier. * WHEN...Until Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 7.0 feet, Water begins to go over Bigner Road into the saltwater barrier. Water also cuts off most access to the Four Oaks Ranch Road downstream of Four Oaks boat launch. Flooding of Colliers Ferry Park and secondary roads near the river can be expected. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:15 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 7.3 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 10:15 AM CDT Tuesday was 8.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage Thursday afternoon and continue falling to 1.3 feet Sunday morning. - Flood stage is 4.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that
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In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for
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When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga.
Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog
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A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front
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A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing
storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen.
As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it,
because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud,
it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.
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