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River Flood Warning
Issued: 7:52 PM May. 7, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Red River near Gainesville. * WHEN...Until early Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...At 26.0 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 1 foot higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 26.2 feet. - Bankfull stage is 25.0 feet. - Forecast...The Red River will fluctuate near 26.0 feet through tomorrow evening. It will then rise to 26.5 feet Friday evening. It will fall below flood stage late Saturday evening. - Flood stage is 25.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&
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