Event:
| FLOOD WATCH
Alert:
| FLOOD WATCH ISSUED OCTOBER 4 AT 2:30AM CDT UNTIL OCTOBER 5 AT 7:00AM CDT
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of southwest Arkansas, including the following
counties, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller,
Nevada and Sevier. Portions of southeast Oklahoma, including the
following county, McCurtain. Portions of northeast Texas,
including the following counties, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin,
Marion, Morris, Red River, Titus, Upshur and Wood.
* WHEN...From 7 AM CDT this morning through Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water
crossings may be flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected
to develop later this morning through the afternoon across
portions of Northeast Texas, Southwest Arkansas, and extreme
Southeast Oklahoma, near a northward moving warm front. While
a lull in the thunderstorms may occur later this afternoon,
additional showers and thunderstorms containing heavy
rainfall will move across the Watch area this evening and
overnight. Widespread rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches with
isolated higher amounts to near 6 inches will be possible
through Thursday morning, and could fall over areas which
received widespread 5 to 7 inches of rain early last week.
The potential for at least localized flash flooding will
exist today and tonight across the Watch area.
Area:
| SEVIER; HOWARD; LITTLE RIVER; HEMPSTEAD; NEVADA; MILLER; LAFAYETTE; MCCURTAIN; RED RIVER; BOWIE; FRANKLIN; TITUS; CAMP; MORRIS; CASS; WOOD; UPSHUR; MARION
