AREAS AFFECTED : SMITH, TX; WOOD, TX
...The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Texas...
Sabine River Near Mineola affecting Smith and Wood Counties.
For the Sabine River...including Mineola...Minor flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Sabine River near Mineola.
* WHEN...From late Thursday night until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Expect a couple of flooded barns. Also
expect water to overflow the bridge approaches to Farm to Market
Highway 1804 between Hoard and Lindale. Expect several hundred
acres of flooded pasturelands next to the river both upstream and
downstream. Move livestock and equipment to higher ground.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:15 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 7.5 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early Friday morning and continue rising to 17.7 feet Sunday
evening. Additional rises are possible thereafter.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
17.8 feet on 05/03/2017.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood