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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
923 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas...

  Lake Fork Creek Near Quitman affecting Wood County.

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.

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 afternoon at 400 PM CDT.

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TXC499-242100-
/O.EXT.KSHV.FL.W.0101.000000T0000Z-240424T2050Z/
/QTMT2.1.ER.240421T1615Z.240422T0815Z.240424T0250Z.NO/
923 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.

* WHERE...Lake Fork Creek near Quitman.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow afternoon.

* 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 9:15 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 16.1 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 16.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:15 PM CDT Tuesday was 16.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    late this evening and continue falling to 7.9 feet Sunday
    evening.
  - 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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LAT...LON 3281 9552 3268 9536 3261 9534 3261 9537
      3280 9552


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