...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas... Louisiana... Sabine River Near Gladewater affecting Gregg, Smith, Upshur and Wood Counties. Sabine River Near Hawkins affecting Wood, Smith and Upshur Counties. Sabine River At Logansport affecting Shelby, Panola and De Soto Counties. Sabine River At Longview affecting Gregg and Rusk Counties. Sabine River Near Beckville affecting Gregg, Harrison, Panola and Rusk Counties. Sabine River Near Mineola affecting Smith and Wood Counties. For the Sabine River...including Mineola, Hawkins, Gladewater, Longview, Beckville, Logansport...Moderate flooding is forecast. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not drive cars through flooded areas. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. For more hydrologic information, copy and paste the following website address into your favorite web browser URL bar: https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/SHV The next statement will be issued Tuesday evening at 700 PM CDT. && ...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Sabine River at Longview. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 31.0 feet, Flooding of river bottoms and lowlands will slowly decrease during the next several days. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 31.5 feet. - Bankfull stage is 25.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 7:00 PM CDT Monday was 32.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 25.8 feet Saturday evening. - Flood stage is 25.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 31.6 feet on 01/05/1988. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&
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