BEAUMONT, Texas — The aftermath of last week's storms continues as Southeast Texans continue to deal with high water in some areas and clean up from flooding and a tornado in Port Arthur.
Jefferson County, on Monday, issued a disaster declaration based on the damage after storms plowed through Southeast Texas overnight last Tuesday and into Wednesday morning.
An EF-2 tornado touched down in Port Arthur Wednesday morning after 6 a,m,. uprooting trees and heavily damaging two churches and a few homes.
The county's Monday disaster declaration cited the "tornado damages and conditions that threaten Jefferson County."
The county issued the order so that officials can apply for federal funds to help clean up damages in Port Arthur, Jefferson County Judge Jeff Branick told 12News on Monday.
All of Port Arthur was under a boil water notice from midday Saturday until Monday afternoon due to a water main leak.
The leak, which was storm-related, happened after a tree fell and damaged a 20-inch water main, Councilwoman Doneane Beckcom said during a live video on Facebook.
Repairs to the water main were completed Sunday evening before 6:30 p.m. but the city remained under a boil water notice until testing on the water system was been completed.
Deweyville residents on Monday are still dealing with receding flood waters after the heavy rains and the release of water from the Toledo Bend Reservoir.
Schools in Deweyville were closed Monday and will remain closed through Tuesday according to the district.
The Sabine River gage at Deweyville was 18.86 feet and beginning to rise at 6 a.m. Wednesday morning, April 10, 2024, reaching its flood stage of 24 feet by Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
On Saturday morning the flood gates at the Toledo Bend Reservoir were opened when the reservoir reached its mandatory release level of 172.5 feet, according to the Toledo Bend Project Joint Operation.
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The Sabine peaked at its major flood stage of 28 feet in Deweyville at 9 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, 2024. In 2017 the Sabine peaked at 31.6 feet there during Tropical Storm Harvey.
The levels began dropping on Monday and by 1:45 p.m.Monday, April 15, the Sabine was at 26.6 feet which is still more than 2.5 feet above its flood stage.
Residents along Village Creek in Harding County also dealt with sime flooding due to rising water levels on the creek.
The creek hit its flood stage of 17 feet on Wednesday night, April 10, 2024, at 10 p.m. according to the gage at Texas Highway 418. The creek's level at Highway 418 peaked at 27.16 feet, which is more than four feet above major flood stage, at 2:15 a.m. on Friday.
By 10:45 a.m. Sunday, April 14, 2023, the creek was below flood stage at 16.9 feet. The creek level was at 14.91 feet, which is below flood stage, by 1:15 p.m. Monday.
Before last week's storms Village Creek was at less than four feet.
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