Flood Warning in Prairie County, Arkansas
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
4/7/2023 8:06:00 PM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
4/7/2023 8:06:00 PM until 4/8/2023 8:15:00 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.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
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 river in Arkansas...
White River At Des Arc affecting Prairie County.
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...White River At Des Arc.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, Minor flooding of farmlands within the
levees.
At 24.0 feet, Many acres of farmland flooded within the levees.
Water is backing up Bayou Des Arc and Cypress Bayou.
At 27.0 feet, Water is backing up Bayou Des Arc and Cypress Bayou.
West Park Drive is inundated.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 26.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to remain steady above flood
stage around 26.0 feet.
- Flood stage is 24.0 feet.
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Fld Observed Forecast 7 PM Crest
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Sat Sun Mon Crest Time Date
White River
Des Arc 24.0 26.3 Fri 7 PM 26.1 26.0 26.0 **STEADY**
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