...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Red River near Gainesville. * WHEN...Until just after midnight tonight. * IMPACTS...At 26.0 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 are affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are at least 1 foot higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 25.6 feet. - Bankfull stage is 25.0 feet. - Forecast...The Red River is expected to fall below flood stage this evening and continue falling. - Flood stage is 25.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&
