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WGUS84 KOUN 050704
FLSOUN
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
204 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2025
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS...
OKLAHOMA...
RED RIVER NEAR GAINESVILLE AFFECTING COOKE AND LOVE COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE
CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO,
TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
OKC085-TXC097-051915-
/O.CON.KOUN.FL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-250509T0430Z/
/GSVT2.3.ER.250429T1642Z.250504T1100Z.250508T2230Z.NO/
204 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2025
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THURSDAY EVENING
* WHAT...MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...RED RIVER NEAR GAINESVILLE.
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 37.0 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 AREA AFFECTED. LIVESTOCK AND OTHER
PROPERTY SHOULD BE REMOVED TO PLACES WHICH ARE AT LEAST 12 FEET
HIGHER THAN NEARBY RIVER BANKS TO AVOID BEING STRANDED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 1:00 AM CDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 37.2 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 25.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RED RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE FALLING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF
37.1 FEET ON 10/24/1983.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3379 9748 3400 9748 3395 9719 3398 9704
3380 9698 3367 9710
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