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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 113 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS

COLUMBIA              HEMPSTEAD             HOWARD
LAFAYETTE             LITTLE RIVER          MILLER
NEVADA                SEVIER

IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 PARISHES

IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA

BOSSIER               CADDO                 WEBSTER

IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA

MCCURTAIN

IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES

IN NORTHEAST TEXAS

BOWIE                 CAMP                  CASS
FRANKLIN              GREGG                 HARRISON
MARION                MORRIS                RED RIVER
SMITH                 TITUS                 UPSHUR
WOOD

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ASHDOWN, ATLANTA, BIG SANDY, BOGATA,
BOSSIER CITY, BRADLEY, BROKEN BOW, CLARKSVILLE, DAINGERFIELD,
DE QUEEN, DIERKS, GILMER, HAWKINS, HOPE, HUGHES SPRINGS, IDABEL,
JEFFERSON, LEWISVILLE, LINDEN, LONE STAR, LONGVIEW, MAGNOLIA,
MARSHALL, MINDEN, MINEOLA, MINERAL SPRINGS, MOUNT PLEASANT,
MOUNT VERNON, NAPLES, NASHVILLE, OMAHA, PITTSBURG, PRESCOTT,
QUEEN CITY, QUITMAN, SHREVEPORT, SPRINGHILL, STAMPS, TEXARKANA,
TEXARKANA, TYLER, AND WINNSBORO.

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas...

Rabbit Creek At Kilgore affecting Gregg County.

For the Rabbit Creek...including Kilgore...Minor 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 Saturday morning at 900 AM CDT.

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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Rabbit Creek at Kilgore.

* WHEN...Until Monday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Expect lowland flooding of timber
resources in and near the creek. Some oil field operations may be
affected.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 AM CDT Friday the stage was 4.4 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early Saturday afternoon to a crest of 10.8 feet Saturday
evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Sunday
morning.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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