...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Red River near Gainesville. * WHEN...Until early Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...At 37.0 feet, Crop and range lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded or isolated. Low-lying fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas... experience overflows several hours before the crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of Gainesville. Sandpit operations area affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are at least 12 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 36.5 feet. - Bankfull stage is 25.0 feet. - Forecast...The Red River is expected to rise to a crest of 37.0 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late Wednesday evening. - Flood stage is 25.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 37.1 feet on 10/24/1983. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&
