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nitpicked

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Mon Apr 7, 2025, 01:00 PM Apr 7

Arkansas Levee Fails: Urgent Warning Tells People to Move 'Immediately'

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/arkansas-levee-fails-urgent-warning-tells-people-to-move-immediately/ar-AA1CsWI3?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=6476601c351b44b8bcf28efa1dabbff6&ei=9

The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Shreveport, Louisiana, issued an urgent warning on Monday morning telling some people to "move to higher ground immediately" after an Arkansas levee failure on the McKinney Bayou prompted a flash flooding emergency.

The levee failure occurred in the McKinney Bayou near the intersection of Highway 196 and Miller County Road 61, prompting flash flooding of the surrounding areas. Impacted areas include north central Lafayette County and east central Miller County located in southwestern Arkansas.

"If you are in low lying areas along the McKinney Bayou Levee you should move to higher ground immediately," the flash flood warning said. "Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles."
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Arkansas Levee Fails: Urgent Warning Tells People to Move 'Immediately' (Original Post) nitpicked Apr 7 OP
Oh oh. Is FEMA answering their phones? Ninga Apr 7 #1
This is between Lewisville, AR and Texarkana, USA. in the town of Garland City LiberalArkie Apr 7 #2

LiberalArkie

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2. This is between Lewisville, AR and Texarkana, USA. in the town of Garland City
Mon Apr 7, 2025, 02:06 PM
Apr 7

Shreveport, LA NWS has always had a problem getting really local when not dealing with parishes.

I am surprised they just didn't say South Arkansas west of El Dorado. But they sport better than Little Rock as LR radar really can't see that far south and south Arkansas is in the perfect place for the Shreveport radar.

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