Flood Warning in Monroe County, Arkansas
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
3/23/2023 4:40:00 PM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
3/23/2023 4:40:00 PM until 3/24/2023 4:45:00 PM
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
River forecasts are based on current conditions and rainfall
forecasted to occur over the next 24 hours. During periods of
flooding...Evening forecasts are reissued with updated rainfall
forecasts.
Observed and forecasted stage data plots are available on our
Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service web page at...
www.weather.gov/lzk
Under the Current Conditions section...Select River and Lakes AHPS.
The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Arkansas...
White River At Clarendon affecting Monroe and Arkansas Counties.
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...White River At Clarendon.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 28.0 feet, Flooding of cropland and timber is
occurring. Roads to homes and cabins in lower Maddox Bay area off
Highway 146 south of Clarendon impassible.
At 30.0 feet, Clarendon storm sewer should be closed to keep river
from backing up outflow pipe. Extensive flooding in the delta.
Most cropland and timber in bottoms are flooded. Much of the
National Wildlife Refuge land downstream of Clarendon will be
flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 28.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to 29.2 feet Friday,
March 31. Additional rises are possible thereafter depending
on how much rain occurs.
- Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
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Fld Observed Forecast 7 PM Crest
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Fri Sat Sun Crest Time Date
White River
Clarendon 26.0 28.9 Thu 3 PM 28.8 28.8 29.0 RISING
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