…The Flood Warning continues 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 occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Red River near Dekalb.
* WHEN…Until Sunday afternoon.
* 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 8:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 24.4 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 22.0 feet.
– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:00 PM CDT Thursday was 25.6 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest of 24.7
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage Saturday evening.
– Flood stage is 24.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
24.7 feet on 11/08/1974.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood