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Flood Statement

National Weather Service Shreveport LA

1101 AM CDT Fri May 9 2025



...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in 

Oklahoma...Arkansas...Texas...



  Red River Near Dekalb affecting McCurtain, Bowie, Red River and 

  Little River Counties.



For the Red River...including Dekalb, Index, Fulton, Springbank 

Ferry, Shreveport, Coushatta, Grand Ecore...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 Saturday morning at 1115 AM CDT.



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1101 AM CDT Fri May 9 2025



...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING TO WEDNESDAY 

AFTERNOON...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.



* WHERE...Red River near Dekalb.



* WHEN...From Saturday evening to Wednesday afternoon.



* IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding and bank erosion.  

  Move livestock next to the river to higher ground.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 10:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 23.1 feet.

  - Bankfull stage is 22.0 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 24.0

    feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage

    Tuesday evening.

  - Flood stage is 24.0 feet.

  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of

    24.0 feet on 10/31/1991.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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LAT...LON 3397 9516 3367 9448 3359 9448 3367 9475

      3391 9516





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