NEWS
Rainfall pushes local lakes levels up as summer nears
Spring thunderstorms and tornadic activity during the weekend caused significant damage in nearby southern Oklahoma cities of Marietta and Sulphur, and while flood warnings were issued for Montague County there were no reports of significant damage in the area.
Flood watch and warnings for the northern part of the county went up Saturday night, but there were no warnings issued for the City of Bowie. Kirk Higgins, emergency management coordinator, said there were no hyperlink warnings set out Saturday and he is unaware of any storm-related damage.
There also were reports of text messages being sent out that only stated “Shelter in place,” with no explanation or attribution. Higgins said he is unaware of any such warnings and the possibly bogus messages if real would have included some explanation.
With the official kickoff of summer a little more than a month away at the end of May, local lakes will go into the summer season strong.
Lake Amon G. Carter reached 100% at 920.51 mean sea level as of April 29. Just one month ago it was at 85.65% full at 918.03 msl, and it remained stable just dropping to 84% six months ago. One year ago it was just shy of full at 97.8% or 919.71 msl.
Read the full story on the local lakes in the mid-week Bowie News.
Bowie emergency personnel responded to this car vs. train accident at the Cowan railroad crossing at 8:47 a.m. Monday. The police report Joanne Little was driving this Toyota south on Cowan when she disregarded the railroad crossing signal. Little said she thought she could coast and keep moving and not hit the train, and when she realized she was going to hit the train she could not find the brake. Uninjured, she added later she was looking at her phone and did not see the train states the report. (News photo by Barbara Green)
The Bowie News staff wishes you a safe and happy July 4th holiday.
The News office will be closed Thursday as will most city and county government offices.
We’d love to see your fun photos during the holiday, please share them on our Facebook page or email [email protected].
Concerned about identity theft, scams on your phone and on your texts, password security, computer scam and financial theft?
The workshop on “How to Protect Yourself from Financial Fraud” hosted by the Forestburg Community Service Club will help answer these questions. The workshop will be at 7 p.m. on July 11 at the Forestburg Community Center.
Margaret Hunt from Legend Bank will present the workshop which will cover such topics as: How to validate/identify incoming text messages; how to keep your password secure; determining if an e-mail is real and securing credit card number.
There is no charge for the workshop. Make plans to attend this informative workshop.
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