Flood Warning issued April 3 at 8:31AM CDT until April 8 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA

…The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Oklahoma…Arkansas…

Little River At Horatio affecting McCurtain, Sevier, Howard and
Little River Counties.

For the Little River…including Horatio…Major flooding is
forecast.

* WHAT…Major flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…Little River at Horatio.

* WHEN…From Saturday afternoon to Tuesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS…At 27.0 feet, The golf course west of Horatio is cut off
from vehicle traffic by floodwaters. A few hundred acres of
lowland flood both upstream and downstream from the highway 41
bridge.
At 29.0 feet, The boat ramp recreation area at Wilton, Arkansas
downstream from Horatio is flooded and closed. Also the golf
course west of Haratio, Arkansas suffers from overflow.
At 30.0 feet, The golf course west of Horatio, Arkansas floods.
Also ranchers should evacuate cattle and farm machinery to higher
ground and have preparations complete for a major flood. Expect
considerable lowland flooding of several hundred acres of grazing
and farming land. Expect major backwater flooding of small
tributaries at their confluence with the Little River such as the
Cossatot and the Rolling Fork Rivers.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 8:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 10.6 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 25.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early Saturday afternoon to a crest of 30.4 feet Sunday
morning. It will then fall below flood stage late Monday
evening.
– Flood stage is 27.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
30.3 feet on 04/01/1938.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood