East Texas Deluge: Half Foot of Rain Causes Major Flooding Across Angelina County

Heavy, long-lasting downpours brought over a half-foot of rain to parts of Deep East Texas Friday afternoon. Flooded roadways, underpasses, and parking lots kept first responders and towing companies saturated with calls.

The Lufkin Police Department reported a massive number of calls to dispatch.

Highway 94 and adjacent business parking lots were covered in water, and responded to here by the Hudson Volunteer Fire Department.

Flash Flood Warnings were issued for several counties in the Pineywoods, but the heaviest rainfall amounts were focused on Lufkin and central Angelina County.

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Friday Rainfall Totals (in inches) for East Texas Locations (per WunderMap)

• Penn Bonner Road (Hudson) - 6.00
• Mountain View Road (Hudson) - 6.17
• Zed Creek (Hudson) - 4.78
• Old Bonner Road (Hudson) - 6.74

• Highway 103 (Hudson/Central) - 5.94
• Pollok - 2.62
• Huntington - 4.28
• Corrigan - 1.53
• Lake Livingston (Pointblank) - 1.09
• Livingston - 1.06
• Diboll - 4.64
• Crown Colony (Lufkin) - 5.09
• Chestnut/Denman (Lufkin) - 5.78
• Brookhollow (Lufkin) - 5.06
• South 59 Construction Zone (Nacogdoches) - 2.48
• Fredonia Hill (Nacogdoches) - 2.90
• Nacogdoches High School - 2.15
• Walmart (Nacogdoches) - 3.20
• Central Heights - 2.28
• Garrison - 2.24
• Center - 1.51
• Tenaha 1.24
• Allentown (Pollok) - 4.03
• Cushing - 0.65
• Broaddus 1.17
• 147 Bridge (Zavalla) - 0.52
• Sam Rayburn Dam - 3.63
• Jasper - 1.87
• Woodville - 2.05
• Westwood Shores (Trinity) - 2.21
• Centerville (Trinity County) - 3.93
• Lovelady - 2.31
• Crockett - 0.87

Is Another Round of Flooding On The Way For East Texas?

The forecast for the rest of the weekend for the Pineywoods is spectacular. The late-season cold front should bring sunshine by midday Saturday. High temps will be in the 70s, while some areas could drop to the upper 40s for lows.

But then the rain chances return Monday night and stay with us for the rest of the week. Some weather models are predicting 5 inches or more of rain across the central sections of East Texas.

Here's a tip: if we get more downpours next week, don't drive in front of St. Luke's Memorial Hospital since it will become Lake Frank Street.