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Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 1:44 AM May. 1, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Shreveport has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Gregg County in northeastern Texas... Northwestern Harrison County in northeastern Texas... Western Marion County in northeastern Texas... Smith County in northeastern Texas... Upshur County in northeastern Texas... Southeastern Wood County in northeastern Texas... * Until 1100 PM CDT. * At 844 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2.5 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area, especially across Smith and Northern Gregg Counties, with lighter amounts over Southeast Wood and Upshur Counties. Flash flooding is already occurring throughout portions of Tyler and Southern Smith County, with this additional rainfall possibly resulting in additional flooding across portions of the warned area. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Tyler, Longview, Kilgore, Whitehouse, White Oak, Gladewater, Gilmer, Lindale, Big Sandy, Hawkins, Ore City, Clarksville City, East Mountain, West Mountain, Liberty City, Rosewood, Diana, Hoard, Cedar Springs and Harleton. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED; FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
River Flood Warning
Issued: 1:21 AM May. 1, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING TO FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Little Cypress Bayou near Jefferson. * WHEN...From Thursday morning to Friday evening. * IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Expect minor lowland flooding to continue for several days. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:15 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 8.0 feet. - Bankfull stage is 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tomorrow morning to a crest of 14.0 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Friday morning. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 14.2 feet on 03/24/1969. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&
Flood Watch
Issued: 2:31 PM Apr. 30, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of southwest Arkansas, including the following counties, Columbia, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada and Sevier, northwest Louisiana, including the following parishes, Bossier, Caddo and Webster, southeast Oklahoma, including the following county, McCurtain, and northeast Texas, including the following counties, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Morris, Red River, Smith, Titus, Upshur and Wood. * WHEN...Through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Low-water crossings may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - The combination of a slow moving front and an incoming weather system will bring periods of thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall to far southeastern Oklahoma and portions of the ArkLaTex along and northwest of the Interstate 30 Corridor Today and tonight. Widespread rain amounts of 1 to 3 inches are expected, although isolated amounts of 5 inches or more are likely. Soils remain very saturated across portions of the region and any additional heavy rainfall may rapidly run off and result 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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