...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Poteau River near Panama. * WHEN...From late tonight to late Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...At 37.0 feet, extensive flooding of crop and pasturelands occur between Shady Point and Arkoma. Many roads in the floodplain become impassable. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:30 PM CDT Monday the stage was 16.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tonight to a crest of 38.0 feet late Tuesday night. It will then fall below flood stage early Thursday morning. This crest is based on the forecast of heavy rainfall over the next 12 hours. Continue to closely monitor later updates to this river forecast. - Flood stage is 29.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&
