Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Shreveport, LA

OKZ026-TXZ022-023-027-028-032-033-ARZ009-010-011-016-LAZ001-002-
003-004-005-006-031200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
530 AM CDT THU MAY 3 1990

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINED IN EFFECT FOR MC CURTAIN COUNTY IN
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA UNTIL 815 AM...
...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINED IN EFFECT TODAY FOR NORTHEAST TEXAS..
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
...THE TORNADO WATCH ISSUED EARLIER FOR PARTS OF THE ARKLATEX HAS
BEEN CANCELLED...

AT 525 AM CDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SHREVEPORT SHOWED
AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA..NORTH
TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS. THE AREA EXTENDED WEST OF A LINE FROM
NEAR HOT SPRINGS ARKANSAS TO NEAR OKAY ARKANSAS TO MAUD TEXAS TO NEAR
PITTSBURG TEXAS TO NEAR ATHENS TEXAS.

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS WERE STILL ASSOCIATED WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS.
.
MOVEMENT OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS EAST NORTHEAST NEAR 25
MILES AN HOUR.

HEAVY RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO DEVELOP.
DUE TO THE THREE TO FOUR INCH RAIN THAT FELL OVER THE WARNED AREA
DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS AND THE ADDITIONAL ONE TO FOUR INCHES OF
RAIN THAT WILL AFFECT THE AREA...SMALL STREAMS WILL LEAVE THEIR BANKS.
THE GROUND IS SATURATED AND ALL THE RAIN RECEIVED THROUGH THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS WILL BE RUNOFF.

AS THE SYSTEMS SPREADS EAST WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR BOWIE COUNTY
TEXAS...LITTLE RIVER COUNTY AND SEVIER COUNTY ARKANSAS DURING THE PRE
DAWN HOURS.

PERSONS LIVING IN LOW LYING OR FLOOD PRONE AREAS OR NEAR LAKES..RIVERS
AND STREAMS THAT ARE AT HIGHS LEVELS OR FORECAST TO REACH HIGH LEVELS..
SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF HEAVY RAINSc OCCUR OR
A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.

OKZ026-TXZ022-023-027-028-032-033-ARZ009-010-011-016-LAZ001-002-
003-004-005-006-031300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
700 AM CDT THU MAY 3 1990

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINED IN EFFECT FOR MC CURTAIN COUNTY IN
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA UNTIL 815 AM...
...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINED IN EFFECT TODAY FOR NORTHEAST TEXAS..
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...

AT 655 AM CDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SHREVEPORT SHOWED
AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA..NORTH
TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS. THE AREA EXTENDED WEST OF A LINE FROM
NEAR GILLHAM ARKANSAS TO NEAR NAPLES TEXAS TO NEAR QUITMAN TEXAS TO
NEAR ATHENS TEXAS.

MODERATE RAINS WERE STILL ASSOCIATED WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR
SULPHUR SPRINGS TEXAS TO NEAR CANTON.
.
MOVEMENT OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS NORTHEAST NEAR 25 MILES
AN HOUR.

ANOTHER 20 MILE WIDE AREA OF SCATTERED SHOWERS WAS INDICATED FROM NEAR
HOT SPRINGS ARKANSAS TO NEAR HOPE ARKANSAS TO NEAR ATLANTA TEXAS.

RAINFALL IN MC CURTAIN COUNTY OKLAHOMA OVERNIGHT RANGED FROM THREE TO
OVER SIX INCHES. FLOODING CONTINUED IN THE WARNED AREA. THE STREAMS
WERE OUT OF THEIR BANKS IN THE BATTIEST OKLAHOMA AREA.

THE GROUND WAS SATURATED AND RUNOFF WAS INCOMPLETE IN THE WARNED AREA.
THOUGH RAINFALL HAD DIMINISHED SOMEWHAT DURING THE PAST COUPLE OF
HOURS FLOODING WILL CONTINUE.

PERSONS LIVING IN LOW LYING OR FLOOD PRONE AREAS OR NEAR LAKES..RIVERS
AND STREAMS THAT ARE AT HIGHS LEVELS OR FORECAST TO REACH HIGH LEVELS..
SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF HEAVY RAINS OCCUR OR
A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.