Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Shreveport, LA

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
212 PM CDT Fri May 10 2024

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

  Sulphur River Near Talco affecting Red River, Franklin, Morris
  and Titus Counties.

For the Sulphur River...including Talco...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.

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 Saturday afternoon at 215 PM CDT.

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TXC159-343-387-449-111915-
/O.NEW.KSHV.FL.W.0125.240510T2225Z-240512T2300Z/
/TLCT2.1.ER.240510T2225Z.240511T1200Z.240512T0508Z.NO/
212 PM CDT Fri May 10 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO SUNDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Sulphur River near Talco.

* WHEN...From this afternoon to Sunday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Expect minor lowland flooding of the
  heavily wooded floodplain. Ranchers that may have cattle and
  equipment in the river bottoms should move them to higher ground.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1:45 PM CDT Friday the stage was 19.5 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 20.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late this afternoon to a crest of 21.5 feet tomorrow morning.
    It will then fall below flood stage early Sunday morning.
  - Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    21.8 feet on 04/15/2014.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3338 9530 3341 9488 3331 9466 3326 9466
      3331 9478


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