Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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The Toledo Bend Reservoir today increased spillway releases into the Sabine River to nearly half the surge that preceded last year’s federally declared flooding disaster in Deweyville and eastern Orange County. Downstream, the Sabine River at Deweyville reached major flooding stage of 28 feet overnight. Rainfall from this week’s federally declared disaster, Tropical Storm Harvey, has pushed the water level in the 185,000 acre East Texas lake well past the point of 172.5 feet a...
Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service predicted Tropical Storm Harvey will slowly weaken as it moves northeast across Louisiana today. A 10:30 a.m. release from its Lake Charles office said, “The major problem will continue to be the ongoing flooding in southeast Texas and east Texas, as well as the potential for more flooding in central Louisiana. “Winds will continue to be gusty today across southwest, south central, and central Louisiana. Expect to see wind gus...
