Flash Flood Emergency Issued for Kountze, Honey Island, Village Mills and Surrounding Southeast Texas
The National Weather Service warns of catastrophic flooding in Tyler and Hardin counties until Tuesday morning.
4 reports on this incident · first at Sep 2, 2026, 11:18 a.m. ET
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Earlier reports
Sep 2, 2026, 11:51 a.m. ET
Flash Flood Emergency Extended in Kountze and Southeast Texas Through Wednesday Morning
The National Weather Service office in Lake Charles, Louisiana, has extended the Flash Flood Emergency for parts of Southeast Texas, with the warning now in effect until 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, September 2, according to Insurance Journal. The office had earlier issued the warning for areas including Kountze, Honey Island, Village Mills, and surrounding counties.
The warning covers Kountze, Honey Island, and Village Mills, as well as Hardin and Tyler counties, eastern Montgomery County, southeastern San Jacinto County, southeastern Polk County, and northern Liberty County, as reported by Taylorville Daily News and Insurance Journal. Forecasters urged people to get to higher ground and said potential damage could be catastrophic, according to Insurance Journal. Taylorville Daily News reported the warning as "Seek higher ground now!"
The affected cities include Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Livingston, according to Insurance Journal.
Sep 2, 2026, 11:46 a.m. ET
Flash Flood Emergency Issued for Parts of Southeast Texas
A Flash Flood Emergency has been issued for parts of Southeast Texas, according to the National Weather Service office in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The warning, reported by insurancejournal.com, covers Kountze, Honey Island and Village Mills, as well as Hardin and Tyler counties, eastern Montgomery County, southeastern San Jacinto County, southeastern Polk County and northern Liberty County. The alert is in effect until 10:45 a.m. on September 2, 2026, according to insurancejournal.com.
Forecasters urged people to get to higher ground and said potential damage could be catastrophic, insurancejournal.com reported. Taylorvilledailynews.com also reported that forecasters said, "Seek higher ground now!" The two outlets' accounts differ in wording, and neither outweighs the other.
The affected cities include Beaumont, Port Arthur and Livingston, according to insurancejournal.com.
Sep 2, 2026, 11:18 a.m. ETFirst report
Flash Flood Emergency Issued for Kountze, Honey Island, Village Mills and Surrounding Southeast Texas Counties
A Flash Flood Emergency is in effect until 10:45 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, for areas including Kountze, Honey Island, and Village Mills, as well as parts of Hardin, Tyler, eastern Montgomery, southeastern San Jacinto, southeastern Polk, and northern Liberty counties, according to the National Weather Service office in Lake Charles, Louisiana, as reported by Insurance Journal.
Forecasters urged people to get to higher ground, saying potential damage could be catastrophic, the report said. The warning also covers the cities of Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Livingston.
The event is still developing, and further updates may follow.
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Sources
- Edouard, now a tropical depression, drenches Texas with flash flooding and downed trees - Taylorville Daily Newstaylorvilledailynews.com
- Edouard Causes Life-Threatening Flooding in East Texasinsurancejournal.com
- Tropical Storm Edouard lashes Texas with disaster declared in parts of statefox26houston.com
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