Flood Warning Flood Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1006 AM CDT Tue May 26 2020
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Oklahoma...Arkansas...
Little River Near Idabel affecting McCurtain, Sevier and Little
River Counties.
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.
1006 AM CDT Tue May 26 2020
...The Flood Warning is now in effect until early Thursday morning...
The Flood Warning continues for
the Little River Near Idabel.
* Until late Wednesday night.
* At 9:30 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 27.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 30 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage Tuesday
night to a crest of 30 feet just after midnight Tuesday. It will
then fall below flood stage Wednesday morning.
* Impact...At 30 feet, Several hundred acres of lowland will flood
at the confluence of the Glover and Little Rivers. Farmers and
ranchers should move cattle and farm machinery to higher ground
until the high water ends.
A Flash Flood Watch is in effect until 7 PM CDT Wednesday
evening.
Thunderstorms will remain in the forecast through end of the work
week as a closed low meanders near the region. An isolated strong
to severe thunderstorm cannot be ruled out, but widespread severe
weather is not anticipated. However, more rainfall could lead to
a renewed threat for flash flooding.