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Here's what's happening as Bill passes through
Here's what's happening:
•As of 4 p.m. CDT, the center of Tropical Depression Bill was about 20 miles west-southwest of Fort Smith, Arkansas. The circulation is moving east-northeast at 11 mph.
•At least one person has died due to the flooding caused by Bill. The body of a two-year-old child was found Thursday afternoon after being swept away near Hickory Creek in Ardmore, Oklahoma, around 9 p.m Wednesday. Nearly 10 inches of rain fell in Ardmore and just under 14 inches fell in Newport, just west of Ardmore.
•Pockets of locally heavy rain continue in eastern Oklahoma, where up to 12.53 inches of rain was measured near Healdton.
•Some streets were flooded and impassable in the Joplin, Missouri, area late Thursday.
•Stretches of Interstate 35 in southern Oklahoma were closed in both directions Thursday from Ardmore to Springer due to flooding and northbound at exit 51 north of Turner Falls (Murray County) due to boulders in the road. (ODOT road closures map)
•A 15-mile stretch of U.S. 70 west of Ardmore to state highway 76 was also shutdown due to flooding as of Thursday morning.
•"Catastrophic" flooding is forecast by the NWS along the Washita River in southern Oklahoma from near Davis to Dickson to Lake Texoma. Many homesteads are expected to be flooded and may be cut off for days and major highways and rail lines may be threatened, according to NWS forecasts. The potential record crest is expected Thursday afternoon and evening, with major flooding continuing into the weekend.
•Locations west and southwest of Houston have picked up the heaviest rain in Texas. Rainfall totals have topped 13 inches near Ganado and El Campo, Texas. U.S. Highway 59, a major traffic corridor connecting Houston with Corpus Christi, was closed at the Wharton/Jackson County line Wednesday due to flooding; it remains closed as of mid-afternoon Thursday.
•The Red River is forecast to crest in Gainesville, Texas at major flood stage Friday, the second crest in about three weeks.
•Lake Texoma, fed in part by both the Washita and Red Rivers, is expected to rise over the spillway Thursday, and rise another 2 to 4 feet above that level by Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
•Street flooding, including at least one high-water rescue, was reported in parts of the Tulsa metro Thursday morning.
•Shreveport, Louisiana, picked up over 3.5 inches of rain in just over 3 hours Thursday morning, triggering street flooding on Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, and in a few other locations in the city of Shreveport.
•Street flooding was reported to be widespread with roads closed in Grimes County, Texas early Thursday.
•The Trinity River in Dallas is forecast to crest at moderate flood stage Friday or Saturday.
•Bill's rain pushed into southeast Kansas and southern Missouri Thursday morning. Flood advisories for Wednesday's rain ahead of Bill continued Thursday morning for about one dozen counties in southwest and central Missouri, where "several low-lying roads were inundated and impassable," according to the National Weather Service. The governor of Missouri declared a state of emergency Thursday.
•A flash flood emergency was issued for Jasper County, Texas, late Wednesday evening. The Jasper County sheriff reported water entering homes and vehicles swept off roadways, according to the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Water rescues were reported in the town of Buna. KBMT-TV said the floodwaters reached the top of an oil vat in Buna, causing an oil spill.
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•Bill made landfall as a tropical storm on Matagorda Island, Texas at 11:45 a.m. CDT Tuesday with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph.
•At least one person has died due to the flooding caused by Bill. The body of a two-year-old child was found Thursday afternoon after being swept away near Hickory Creek in Ardmore, Oklahoma, around 9 p.m Wednesday. Nearly 10 inches of rain fell in Ardmore and just under 14 inches fell in Newport, just west of Ardmore.
•Pockets of locally heavy rain continue in eastern Oklahoma, where up to 12.53 inches of rain was measured near Healdton.
•Some streets were flooded and impassable in the Joplin, Missouri, area late Thursday.
•Stretches of Interstate 35 in southern Oklahoma were closed in both directions Thursday from Ardmore to Springer due to flooding and northbound at exit 51 north of Turner Falls (Murray County) due to boulders in the road. (ODOT road closures map)
•A 15-mile stretch of U.S. 70 west of Ardmore to state highway 76 was also shutdown due to flooding as of Thursday morning.
•"Catastrophic" flooding is forecast by the NWS along the Washita River in southern Oklahoma from near Davis to Dickson to Lake Texoma. Many homesteads are expected to be flooded and may be cut off for days and major highways and rail lines may be threatened, according to NWS forecasts. The potential record crest is expected Thursday afternoon and evening, with major flooding continuing into the weekend.
•Locations west and southwest of Houston have picked up the heaviest rain in Texas. Rainfall totals have topped 13 inches near Ganado and El Campo, Texas. U.S. Highway 59, a major traffic corridor connecting Houston with Corpus Christi, was closed at the Wharton/Jackson County line Wednesday due to flooding; it remains closed as of mid-afternoon Thursday.
•The Red River is forecast to crest in Gainesville, Texas at major flood stage Friday, the second crest in about three weeks.
•Lake Texoma, fed in part by both the Washita and Red Rivers, is expected to rise over the spillway Thursday, and rise another 2 to 4 feet above that level by Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
•Street flooding, including at least one high-water rescue, was reported in parts of the Tulsa metro Thursday morning.
•Shreveport, Louisiana, picked up over 3.5 inches of rain in just over 3 hours Thursday morning, triggering street flooding on Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, and in a few other locations in the city of Shreveport.
•Street flooding was reported to be widespread with roads closed in Grimes County, Texas early Thursday.
•The Trinity River in Dallas is forecast to crest at moderate flood stage Friday or Saturday.
•Bill's rain pushed into southeast Kansas and southern Missouri Thursday morning. Flood advisories for Wednesday's rain ahead of Bill continued Thursday morning for about one dozen counties in southwest and central Missouri, where "several low-lying roads were inundated and impassable," according to the National Weather Service. The governor of Missouri declared a state of emergency Thursday.
•A flash flood emergency was issued for Jasper County, Texas, late Wednesday evening. The Jasper County sheriff reported water entering homes and vehicles swept off roadways, according to the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Water rescues were reported in the town of Buna. KBMT-TV said the floodwaters reached the top of an oil vat in Buna, causing an oil spill.
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•Bill made landfall as a tropical storm on Matagorda Island, Texas at 11:45 a.m. CDT Tuesday with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph.
http://www.wunderground.com/news/tropical-storm-bill-live-updates
