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River Flood Warning
Issued: 2:36 AM May. 2, 2024 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Bayou Dorcheat at Lake Bistineau. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 142.5 feet, Expect some minor flooding of low area camps, however, all access roadways will remain open. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 142.3 feet. - Bankfull stage is 141.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early Friday afternoon and continue rising to 142.5 feet early Friday afternoon. Additional rises are possible thereafter. - Flood stage is 142.5 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 142.6 feet on 04/06/2018. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&
River Flood Warning
Issued: 2:34 AM May. 2, 2024 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Bodcau Bayou at Bayou Bodcau Lake. * WHEN...Until further notice. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 180.0 feet. - Bankfull stage is 171.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 9:00 PM CDT Wednesday was 180.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 178.8 feet Monday evening. - Flood stage is 172.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 180.5 feet on 12/31/1982. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&
Flood Watch
Issued: 7:22 PM May. 1, 2024 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of Louisiana, including the following parishes, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Claiborne, De Soto, Grant, Jackson, La Salle, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Red River, Sabine, Union, Webster and Winn and Texas, including the following counties, Angelina, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby and Smith. * WHEN...From 1 AM CDT Thursday through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A complex of showers and thunderstorms is expected to develop this evening over Central Texas, and quickly shift east across East Texas late tonight and into North Louisiana by and after daybreak Thursday. Locally heavy rainfall is possible with these storms, with widespread rainfall amounts of one to three inches expected, with isolated higher amounts possible. Grounds remain saturated in wake of heavy rainfall that fell Sunday night and Monday, with this additional rainfall quickly running off and possibly resulting in flash flooding. - Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. &&
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