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...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDTTUESDAY...* WHAT...Heat index values up to 108 expected.* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Arkansas, northcentral and northwest Louisiana, southeast Oklahoma, and east andnortheast Texas.* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM CDT Tuesday.* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heatillnesses.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out ofthe sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.&&
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...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers inLouisiana...Texas...Sabine River At Logansport affecting Panola, De Soto and ShelbyCounties.Sabine River At Longview affecting Gregg and Rusk Counties.Sabine River Near Beckville affecting Gregg, Harrison, Panola andRusk Counties.Sabine River Near Mineola affecting Smith and Wood Counties.For the Sabine River...including Mineola, Hawkins, Gladewater,Longview, Beckville, Logansport...Minor flooding is forecast.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Do not drive cars through flooded areas.Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drivecars through flooded areas.For more hydrologic information, copy and paste the following websiteaddress into your favorite web browser URL bar:https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/SHVThe next statement will be issued Sunday evening at 930 PM CDT.&&...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.* WHERE...Sabine River at Longview.* WHEN...Until Monday morning.* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Expect minor lowland flooding with boatramps flooded.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 9:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 26.0 feet.- Bankfull stage is 25.0 feet.- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hoursending at 9:00 PM CDT Saturday was 27.3 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stageearly tomorrow afternoon and continue falling to 10.7 feetThursday evening.- Flood stage is 25.0 feet.- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of26.1 feet on 06/30/1986.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood&&
Weather Alert
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers inLouisiana...Texas...Sabine River At Logansport affecting Panola, De Soto and ShelbyCounties.Sabine River At Longview affecting Gregg and Rusk Counties.Sabine River Near Beckville affecting Gregg, Harrison, Panola andRusk Counties.Sabine River Near Mineola affecting Smith and Wood Counties.For the Sabine River...including Mineola, Hawkins, Gladewater,Longview, Beckville, Logansport...Minor flooding is forecast.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Do not drive cars through flooded areas.Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drivecars through flooded areas.For more hydrologic information, copy and paste the following websiteaddress into your favorite web browser URL bar:https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/SHVThe next statement will be issued Sunday evening at 930 PM CDT.&&...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON...* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.* WHERE...Sabine River near Beckville.* WHEN...Until early Monday afternoon.* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, Expect lowland flooding of the heavilywooded floodplain. In addition, oil field operations in and nearthe floodplain will be affected and steps should be taken tosecure petroleum equipment.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 8:45 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 27.0 feet.- Bankfull stage is 25.0 feet.- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hoursending at 8:45 PM CDT Saturday was 27.6 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stagetomorrow evening and continue falling to 13.5 feet Thursdayevening.- Flood stage is 26.0 feet.- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of27.3 feet on 05/28/2015.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood&&
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Mrs. Betty Jo Hill Bonds, 95, of Kilgore completed her earthly journey the evening of June 20, 2024. Her services will begin with a Visitation held on Monday, June 24, 2024, from five until seven o'clock in the evening at the chapel of Rader Funeral Home. The following morning, Tuesday, June 25, at eleven o'clock in the morning her funeral service will be held at the chapel of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore.
Betty was born on June 16, 1929, in St. Louis, Oklahoma to Rock and Ada Hill. Betty Married her best friend and love of her life Don Bonds. They adored each other and had four children. Betty loved her nine grandchildren, but she especially adored her 23 great-grandchildren. She was a loving and caring person who will be missed by all that had the pleasure of knowing her. Betty was a longtime member of Forest Home Baptist Church in Kilgore; she loved her church family, and she enjoyed crocheting in her free time.
Betty was reunited in death with her husband, Don Bonds; both of her parents; her beloved grandson Brandon Tolbert; her brothers J.D. Hill and Charles Hill; and her two sisters Ona Schulman and Wanda Schulman.
She is survived by her children; Charles Bonds (Danna), Becky Canales, Donna Woods (Jimmy), and Brenda Bonds (Ian Kilpatrick); her sister Laverne Mercer, her beloved grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces, nephews, her Arabella family, and other family and friends.
Online condolences may be left atwww.raderfuneralhome.com
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