Hawkins, TX Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Sabine River near Hawkins.

* WHEN...From Saturday morning until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding of pastures and
boatramps.  Move livestock and equipment to higher ground.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 19.2 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 22.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late Saturday morning and continue rising to 25.5 feet Monday
morning. Additional rises are possible thereafter.
- Flood stage is 23.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
24.4 feet on 03/15/2015.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Lake Fork Creek near Quitman.

* WHEN...From this afternoon until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Expect minor lowland flooding problems.
Ranchers that may have cattle and equipment in the creek bottoms
should move them to higher ground.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:15 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 13.0 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 16.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this afternoon and continue rising to a crest of 16.6
feet just after midnight tonight.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
16.8 feet on 08/15/2017.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Sabine River near Mineola.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Expect flooding of low river bottoms with
secondary roadways along with picnic and recreational areas
becoming inundated as well. Ranchers should move cattle and
equipment to higher ground.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:15 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 16.3 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:15 AM CDT Wednesday was 16.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.0
feet early Saturday morning.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
17.0 feet on 10/26/2015.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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