Cloudy in the late morning and early afternoon then becoming partly sunny. Chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms in the morning...then slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Temperature falling into the lower 60s in the afternoon. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
There are currently no warnings or advisories for this location.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 12:50 PM CST on November 16, 2009
... Public information statement...
... Concerning Toledo Bend Reservoir water releases...
Persons having an interest in the Sabine River basin below the Reservoir are hereby advised that currently... one generator is operating 24 hours per day... seven days per week. The process of lowering the spillway gates continues and at 12:30 PM... five spillway gates are opened at one foot each for a total discharge of eleven thousand five hundred sixty cubic feet per second.
Releases through the spillway gates... depending on upstream and downstream conditions... will be made in accordance with the guide for spillway gate operations for Toledo Bend Reservoir.
The local sheriff's offices... as well as the Toledo Bend project offices at the dam site will be able to give the latest reported river stages and river forecasts received from the National Weather Service.
Up to date Reservoir elevations and releases may be obtained from the Toledo Bend project offices on a 24 hours a day basis at 3 3 7 2 8 6 5 2 5 3 or 4 0 9 5 6 5 2 2 7 3.
Toledo Bend is not a flood control Reservoir... and can experience significant rises in elevation in a short period of time span... as much as one to two feet in a 24 to 36 hour period.