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Several roads closed throughout Southeast Texas following Sunday morning storm

May 6, 2024

   

Multiple roadways are closed due to high water.

BEAUMONT, Texas — More rain and thunderstorms moved across Southeast Texas Sunday morning. There are several roads closed due to high water. 

Several other roadways could potentially flood as a result of the recent storms across Southeast Texas. Hardin County is under a flood warning that will last until Monday morning at 10 a.m.

Here’s a list of road closures according to TxDOT DriveTexas:

  • FM 418: Closed eastbound and westbound due to flooding. Expected to end on May 8 at 5 p.m.
  • FM 421: Closed eastbound and westbound due to water over roadway. Expected to end on May 8 at noon. 
  • FM 770: Closed northbound and southbound due to water over roadway. Expected to end on May 7 at 4 p.m.
  • FM 787: Closed eastbound and westbound due to flooding. Expected to end on May 8, at 5 p.m.
  • FM 1003: Closed northbound and southbound due to flooding. Expected to end on May 6 at 5 p.m.
  • FM 2610: Closed northbound and southbound due to flooding. Expected to end on May 5 at 6:45 p.m.
  • SH 326: Closed northbound and southbound due to water over roadway. Expected to end on May 7 at noon.
  • SH 327: Closed eastbound and westbound due to flooding and high water. There is also water over Road 9. SH 327 is also closed from US 69 to BUS 96. Use an alternate route. Check DriveTexas for an update.

Here’s a list of current road closures in Hardin County: 

  • FM 418 – Kountze / Silsbee
  • FM 327 – Kountze / Silsbee
  • FM 1003 – Honey Island
  • FM 787 – Saratoga / Thicket
  • Gore Store Road – Silsbee / Village Mills
  • McNeely Road – Kountze
  • Outlaw Bend – Votaw
  • Old Beaumont Hwy – Silsbee
  • Village Creek Road – Silsbee
  • Wingfield Road – Lumberton

If the road is not listed, but is covered in water, it’s possibly not safe to cross due to waters rising quickly and swift, according to a release from Hardin County Emergency Management. 

Officials want to remind drivers that if there’s water on the roadway, turn around, don’t drown. 

Check DriveTexas for updates on road closures. 

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