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If this verifies, there will be catastrophic flooding. The rivers and creeks have been out of the banks for awhile given what we already had.

National Weather Service Forecast Discussion today talking about the potential for catastrophic flooding in SE Oklahoma and West Central Arkansas if the heaviest rain this weekend occurs along and south of I40. If you live in this area, pay close attention to the forecast in the coming days, especially if you'll be outdoors for the Memorial Day holiday in the Ouachitas where flash flooding can literally occur in less than an hour in valleys. Another 3-5" on top of the recent rainfall will cause major river flooding and many roads could become impassable. Too early to know right now, and the models are actually shifting the heaviest axis closer to Northwest Arkansas which didn't see the super heavy rain last night but don't let your guard down from Sallisaw to Fort Smith to Clarksville and south to Waldron, Poteau, & Talihina. It could get really bad if the heaviest rain this weekend falls in these places. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Garrett-Lewis/288279856331

Interesting data for my town. 13.84" of rain for the month of May in Fort Smith as of 7am. That is a NEW RECORD for most rain during the month of May on record. Wow.. If we get 3.80" more, it will be the wettest spring ever recorded since record keeping began back in 1883. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Garrett-Lewis/288279856331 https://www.facebook.com/5NEWSJoe