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Flood Warning issued May 14 at 9:32AM CDT until May 19 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...Louisiana...Sabine River Near Beckville affecting Rusk, Harrison, Gregg andPanola Counties.Sabine River At Longview affecting Rusk and Gregg Counties.Sabine River At Logansport affecting De Soto, Shelby and PanolaCounties.Sabine River Near Mineola affecting Wood and Smith Counties.Sabine River Near Gladewater affecting Wood, Gregg, Upshur andSmith Counties.Sabine River Near Hawkins affecting Wood, Upshur and SmithCounties.For the Sabine River...including Mineola, Hawkins, Gladewater,Longview, Beckville, Logansport...Minor flooding is forecast.* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.* WHERE...Sabine River at Longview.* WHEN...Until late Sunday morning.* IMPACTS...At 28.0 feet, Lowland flooding will continue for severaldays. Oil field operations will be curtailed and timber resourceswill suffer severe flooding. Fisherman should use caution ascurrents are swift.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 9:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 28.1 feet.- Bankfull stage is 25.0 feet.- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hoursending at 9:00 AM CDT Tuesday was 28.5 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stageSaturday afternoon and continue falling to 24.7 feet Sundaymorning.- Flood stage is 25.0 feet.- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of27.8 feet on 04/06/1979.- 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.Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drivecars through flooded areas.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 Wednesday morning at 945 AM CDT.

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