Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service
Areas Affected: De Soto, LA; Panola, TX; Shelby, TX
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Thursday 7:57pm CDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 7:57pm CDT
Alert Expires: Friday 8:00pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Thursday 7:57pm CDT
Event Ends: Saturday 1:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Shreveport LA
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas... Louisiana... Sabine River At Logansport affecting De Soto, Shelby and Panola Counties. For the Sabine River...including Mineola, Hawkins, Gladewater, Longview, Beckville, Logansport...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Sabine River at Logansport. * WHEN...Until early Saturday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 29.0 feet, Expect minor lowland flooding of the boat ramp on the Texas side and lowland flooding into Logansport, Louisiana public park. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 6:45 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 28.8 feet. - Bankfull stage is 27.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 6:45 PM CDT Thursday was 29.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage tomorrow evening and continue falling to 25.5 feet early Tuesday afternoon. - Flood stage is 28.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 28.8 feet on 02/08/1975. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Do not drive cars through flooded areas. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. For more hydrologic information, copy and paste the following website address into your favorite web browser URL bar: water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=shv The next statement will be issued Friday evening at 800 PM CDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6aba2da778c65f1921dcbe5bf943aef6785aea11.001.1 Codes: LAC031, TXC365, TXC419 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6aba2da778c65f1921dcbe5bf943aef6785aea11.001.1