Do not drive cars through flooded areas.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
For more hydrologic information, copy and paste the following website
address into your favorite web browser URL bar:
water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=shv
The next statement will be issued Wednesday evening at 715 PM CST.
The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Arkansas...Louisiana...
Bayou Dorcheat Near Springhill affecting Columbia and Webster
Parishes.
Bayou Dorcheat At Dixie Inn affecting Webster, Bossier and
Bienville Parishes.
Bayou Dorcheat At Lake Bistineau affecting Webster, Bossier, Red
River and Bienville Parishes.
For the Bayou Dorcheat...including Springhill, Dixie Inn, Lake
Bistineau...Minor flooding is forecast.
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Bayou Dorcheat near Springhill.
* WHEN...Until early Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding of private boat
ramps. Move livestock to higher ground.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:00 PM CST Tuesday the stage was 14.1 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 11.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 6:00 PM CST Tuesday was 14.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late Sunday morning and continue falling to 10.6 feet Sunday
evening.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
14.1 feet on 02/27/2016.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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