Active Alerts Bayou Pierre, LA

Do not drive cars through flooded areas.Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drivecars through flooded areas.For more hydrologic information, copy and paste the following websiteaddress into your favorite web browser URL bar:https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/SHVThe next statement will be issued Sunday evening at 930 PM CDT.

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers inLouisiana...Texas...Sabine River At Logansport affecting Panola, De Soto and ShelbyCounties.Sabine River At Longview affecting Gregg and Rusk Counties.Sabine River Near Beckville affecting Gregg, Harrison, Panola andRusk Counties.Sabine River Near Mineola affecting Smith and Wood Counties.For the Sabine River...including Mineola, Hawkins, Gladewater,Longview, Beckville, Logansport...Minor flooding is forecast.* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.* WHERE...Sabine River at Logansport.* WHEN...Until Monday morning.* IMPACTS...At 28.0 feet, Expect lowland flooding problems of theheavily wooded floodplain to continue for several days.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 8:45 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 28.3 feet.- Bankfull stage is 27.0 feet.- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hoursending at 8:45 PM CDT Saturday was 28.6 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stageearly tomorrow afternoon and continue falling to 26.4 feetThursday evening.- Flood stage is 28.0 feet.- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of28.4 feet on 12/28/1971.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood