The Red River continues to rise as many vital area roads remain closed. A drive from Texarkana to Ashdown now takes an hour instead of the usual 15 minutes due to the closure of Highway 71. Forecast don’t show any…
Bowie County officials have established a flood command post just north of town off of Richmond Rd. using the Texarkana, Texas Police Department mobile command post. Bowie County Emergency Management Officials along with Bowie County Sheriff’s Office and Texas Game…
U.S. Highway 71 in Little River County High water on U.S. Highway 71 north of the Red River has closed a section of the route north of the Texas state line. The closure includes 2.47 miles of U.S. Highway 71…
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department has shut down all lanes of Highway 71. Water level predictions indicate the road will be closed through at least June 2. For alternate routes see Highway 71 is closing. Southbound lanes shutting…
U.S. 259 Pecan Point N. of Dekalb – CLOSED Currently at forecast high of 34.8. Forecast to remain above 34 feet past June 1. U.S. 259 and Highway 8 both remain closed due to high water. Here is a look…
According to officials TxDOT has closed U.S. 259 north of DeKalb, Texas due to water crossing the roadway on the Texas side approaches to the bridge. Highway 8 is also closed at this time. The river is currently at 34.17…
Miller County officials have set up an around the clock flood command center in Garland, Arkansas. Officials held a news conference Wednesday afternoon at the command center answering questions for reporters and around 50 concerned citizens. According to NWS predictions…
As the Red River continues rising area authorities are watching the situation closely. TxDOT is monitoring all bridges around the clock. Pecan Point – U.S. Route 259 – CLOSED Currently at 33.98 feet rising to 34.3 feet by Friday morning.…
Bowie County Sheriff’s Office is currently searching for two suspects in multiple auto thefts in the Redwater area. According to a local landowner he found two men stuck in a car on his land near Redwater Wednesday morning. The landowner…
It was a slightly overcast day on Thursday, May 21, 2015 as the sounds of “Pomp and Circumstance” filled the air and the Arkansas Senior High School staff along with the 252 individuals decked in red robes began walking towards…
TxDOT is currently monitoring U.S. 259 & Highway 8 bridges. They will likely have to closed due to the approaches flooding in the coming days. Here is video of Pecan Point at 11:30 a.m. today at 32.8 feet. Forecast to…
THIS IS AN OLD POST FROM MAY OF 2015 THE RIVER IS NOT IN DANGER OF CLOSING ANY CROSSINGS The Red River continues to rise at Pecan Point north of DeKalb, Texas and was at 32.8 feet as of noon…
Bowie and Miller Counties are under numerous weather watches and warnings. Severe weather, flooding warnings, and tornado watches are all active. See the full list below. Tornado Watch until 10 p.m. Monday. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH…
Area lakes and rivers continue to rise with the warning of severe weather headed this way. According to the National Weather Service a strong upper level disturbance will bring severe weather across the area today. Threats today include damaging winds,…
Due to the rising water levels on area lakes and rivers closures are occurring at various parks. Millwood State Park Due to floodwaters from recent rains, Millwood State Park is closed temporarily beginning May 12. This includes the entire park…
