Flood Warning for Bowie, TX; Franklin, TX; Morris, TX +2 more
What: Minor flooding is forecast. 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. Where: Sulphur River near Talco....
Official alert brief
...The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Texas... Sulphur River Near Talco affecting Morris, Red River, Titus, Franklin and Bowie Counties. For the Sulphur River...including Talco...Minor flooding is forecast.
WHAT
Minor flooding is forecast.
WHERE
Sulphur River near Talco.
WHEN
Until Friday afternoon.
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 5:45 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 19.4 feet. Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this morning to a crest of 21.0 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow afternoon. Flood stage is 20.0 feet. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
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: https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/SHV The next statement will be issued Thursday morning at 645 AM CDT.