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WGUS44 KSHV 140158
FLWSHV

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
858 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024

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

  Ouachita River At Thatcher Lock and Dam affecting Union and
  Ashley Counties.

For the Ouachita River...including Felsenthal Lock and Dam, Thatcher
Lock and Dam, Monroe, Columbia...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:
water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=shv

The next statement will be issued Tuesday evening at 900 PM CDT.

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ARC003-139-150200-
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/CALA4.1.ER.000000T0000Z.240513T2115Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
858 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Ouachita River at Thatcher Lock and Dam.

* WHEN...From this evening until further notice.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:30 PM CDT Monday the stage was 77.0 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 65.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 8:30 PM CDT Monday was 77.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to remain steady above flood
    stage at 77.0 feet.
  - Flood stage is 70.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    77.1 feet on 03/12/2021.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3311 9223 3322 9212 3315 9210 3300 9206
      3300 9210


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