…The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a Flood
Advisory for the following rivers in Texas…Oklahoma…
Red River near Gainesville affecting Love and Cooke Counties.
* WHAT…Flooding caused by previous excessive rainfall is ongoing.
* WHERE…Red River near Gainesville.
* WHEN…From this evening to early Monday morning.
* IMPACTS…At 25.0 feet, Crop and range lands… pecan groves…
oil wells… and rural roads are flooded or isolated. Low-lying
fields… upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma… and Cooke
County in Texas… experience overflows several hours before the
crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of
Gainesville. Sandpit operations are affected. Livestock and other
property should be removed to places which are higher than nearby
river banks to avoid being stranded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 7:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 24.7 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 25.0 feet.
– Forecast…The Red River is expected to fall.
– Action stage is 22.0 feet.
– Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood