…The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Oklahoma…Texas…
Red River Near Dekalb affecting Bowie, McCurtain and Red River
Counties.
For the Red River…including Dekalb, Index, Fulton, Shreveport,
Coushatta, Grand Ecore…Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Red River near Dekalb.
* WHEN…From Tuesday morning to Saturday evening.
* IMPACTS…At 24.5 feet, Flooding will continue to decrease along
the Red River, although bank erosion problems will continue.
Minor overflow of low banks will continue, especially on the
Oklahoma side of the river.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 7:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 22.5 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 22.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tomorrow morning to a crest of 24.5 feet Wednesday
evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Saturday
morning.
– Flood stage is 24.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
24.6 feet on 05/27/1995.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood