Red River near Dekalb - Pecan Point, TX

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:16 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 36 ftRecord flooding occurs. Some twenty five thousand acres flood. All establishments and residences, including farms and ranches, should be completely evacuated.
• 34.5 ftNear record flooding of some twenty thousand acres will continue. Severe backwater flooding of Pecan and Nolan Bayous occurs. The U.S. highway 259 bridge approaches flood. Also expect severe backwater flooding of Walnut Bayou to near Tom, Oklahoma.
• 33 ftThe approaches to the U.S. highway 259 bridge inundate. Flooding along some ten thousand acres. Complete evacuation of livestock is encouraged. Texas highway 8, from New Boston, Texas to Foreman, Arkansas closes.
• 30 ftSeveral thousands of acres of farm land and pasture flood. Livestock must be evacuated to higher ground. Much of the flood plain is inundated, and preparations for a major flood should be made.
• 27 ftFlooding of some two thousand acres of flood plain occur. Ranchers should move livestock and equipment to higher ground. Moderate to severe bank erosion occurs.
• 24.5 ftFlooding will continue to decrease along the Red River, although bank erosion problems will continue. Minor overflow of low banks will continue, especially on the Oklahoma side of the river.
• 24 ftMinor lowland flooding and bank erosion. Move livestock next to the river to higher ground.

Highest crests on record

1. 36 ft — February 15, 1938
2. 35.5 ft — May 31, 1908
3. 35 ft — June 2, 2015
4. 34.42 ft — May 6, 1990
5. 33.5 ft — March 29, 1945

Recent crests: 25.36 ft (June 9, 2021) · 25.18 ft (March 2, 2018) · 24.86 ft (February 24, 2018) · 26.48 ft (May 2, 2016) · 29.81 ft (December 30, 2015)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• UpstreamRed River at Arthur City, OK
• DownstreamRed River at Index, AR
• Little River near Idabel, OK
• Little River at Horatio, AR
• Cuthand Creek near Cuthand, TX
• Mountain Fork near Eagletown, OK
• Sulphur River near Dalby Springs at Interstate 30, TX
• White Oak Creek near Omaha at Interstate 30, TX
• Rolling Fork near DeQueen, AR
• Glover River at Glover, OK