Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Shreveport, LA

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
343 PM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024

...The National Weather Service in Shreveport LA has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Arkansas...Oklahoma...

  Little River Near Idabel affecting McCurtain, Little River and
  Sevier Counties.

For the Little River...including Idabel...Minor flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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:
https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/SHV

The next statement will be issued Wednesday afternoon at 345 PM CDT.

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ARC081-133-OKC089-052045-
/O.NEW.KSHV.FL.W.0177.240606T0600Z-240608T0300Z/
/IDBO2.1.ER.240606T0600Z.240606T1800Z.240607T0920Z.NO/
343 PM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO LATE FRIDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Little River near Idabel.

* WHEN...From late Wednesday night to late Friday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 30.0 feet, Several hundred acres of lowland will
  flood at the confluence of the Glover and Little Rivers. Farmers
  and ranchers should move cattle and farm machinery to higher
  ground until the high water ends.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 3:30 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 20.3 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 30.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    early Thursday morning to a crest of 31.0 feet early Thursday
    afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Friday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 30.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    31.1 feet on 11/08/1946.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3403 9494 3395 9477 3397 9458 3394 9458
      3393 9489


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