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Flood Watch issued May 2 at 3:05AM CDT until May 2 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to bepossible.* WHERE...Portions of Louisiana, including the following parishes,Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Claiborne, De Soto, Grant,Jackson, La Salle, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Red River,Sabine, Union, Webster and Winn and Texas, including the followingcounties, Angelina, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Nacogdoches,Panola, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby and Smith.* WHEN...Through this evening.* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- Showers and thunderstorms, some of which will contain heavyrainfall, will continue to spread east across East Texas andNorth Louisiana this morning, before diminishing from west toeast later today. Rainfall amounts of one to three inches,with isolated higher amounts, will fall over the Watch areatoday. Grounds remain saturated in wake of heavy rainfallthat fell earlier this week, with this additional rainfallquickly running off and possibly resulting in flash flooding.- Http://www.weather.gov/safety/floodYou should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible FloodWarnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be preparedto take action should flooding develop.

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Flood Warning issued May 1 at 9:31PM CDT until May 5 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...Attoyac Bayou Near Chireno affecting Nacogdoches, San Augustine,Rusk and Shelby Counties.For the Attoyac Bayou...including Chireno...Minor flooding isforecast.* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.* WHERE...Attoyac Bayou near Chireno.* WHEN...Until early Sunday morning.* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Expect flooded paths and secondaryroadways. Move livestock and equipment to higher ground.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 8:30 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 15.5 feet.- Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet.- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hoursending at 8:30 PM CDT Wednesday was 16.4 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stageSaturday morning and continue falling to 11.1 feet Mondayevening.- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of15.7 feet on 04/07/2017.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/floodDo not drive cars through flooded areas.Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.For more hydrologic information, copy and paste the following websiteaddress into your favorite web browser URL bar:water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=shvThe next statement will be issued Thursday evening at 945 PM CDT.

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