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Flood Warning
ActiveWichita, TX; Wilbarger, TX
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...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...
Beaver Creek near Electra affecting Wichita and Wilbarger Counties.
For the Beaver Creek (NW TX)...including Electra...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Beaver Creek near Electra.
* WHEN...From late Saturday night to late Monday night.
* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, Flood levels up to 2 feet in depth cover farm and range lands... and may inundate some oil and gas facilities... along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 22.4 feet. - Bankfull stage is 24.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 25.7 feet Sunday evening. It will then fall below flood stage Monday evening. - Flood stage is 24.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 25.7 feet on 06/04/1981. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 315 PM CDT.
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