...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Washita River near Dickson. * WHEN...Until early Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 35.0 feet, Flood depths up to 10 feet inundate areas along the Washita River... from near Davis in Murray County... to near Dickson in Carter County... to the headwaters of Lake Texoma in Johnston County. Over 7 thousand acres of agricultural lands are covered. Any flooding on tributary creeks is increased by backwater from the Washita River. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 30.4 feet. - Bankfull stage is 25.0 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise to a crest of 34.9 feet this evening. - Flood stage is 27.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 34.7 feet on 04/25/1942. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&
