Marietta, OK Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and major flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE...Red River near Gainesville.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 34.0 feet, Crop and range lands... pecan groves...
oil wells... and rural roads are flooded or isolated. Low-lying
fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke
County in Texas... experience overflows several hours before the
crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of
Gainesville. Sandpit operations area affected. Livestock and other
property should be removed to places which are at least 9 feet
higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 29.5 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 25.0 feet.
- Forecast...The Red River is expected to rise to a crest of
34.0 feet tomorrow evening.
- Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
34.5 feet on 05/22/2015.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE...Red River near Terral.

* WHEN...Until early Monday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 28.0 feet, Crop and range lands... pecan groves...
oil fields and storage tanks... and rural roads are affected.
Rural homes are flooded or isolated. Agricultural levees begin to
overtop when the stages rise above 23 feet. Areas at the edge of
the valley may be isolated by high water in side channels. The
crest on the Red River near Charlie Texas occurs several hours
before it reaches the Terral Oklahoma area... with the crest
occurring in the Illinois bend area near Leon Oklahoma several
hours later.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 27.6 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 22.0 feet.
- Forecast...The Red River is expected to rise to a crest of
27.7 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage
Monday morning.
- Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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