Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 1 at 10:25AM CDT until May 4 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 1, 2025 - 8:25am
Expires:
May 2, 2025 - 8:30am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas...
White Oak Creek Near Talco affecting Morris, Titus and Franklin
Counties.
For the White Oak Creek...including Talco...Minor flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...White Oak Creek near Talco.
* WHEN...From Friday evening to Sunday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Expect minor lowland flooding of creek
bottoms. Ranchers that may have cattle and equipment in the creek
bottoms should move them to higher ground.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 7.8 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 16.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
Friday evening to a crest of 16.5 feet Saturday morning. It
will then fall below flood stage Saturday evening.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
16.6 feet on 06/12/2010.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
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 Friday morning at 1030 AM CDT.
Area Description:
Franklin, TX; Morris, TX; Titus, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Shreveport LA