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 next statement will be issued Wednesday evening at 730 PM CST.

The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Arkansas... Ouachita River At Arkadelphia affecting Clark and Hot Spring Counties. Ouachita River At Camden affecting Calhoun and Ouachita Counties. Ouachita River At Thatcher L&D affecting Union, Calhoun and Bradley Counties. For the Ouachita River...including Jones Mill Dcp, Arkadelphia, Camden, Thatcher L&D...Minor flooding is forecast. ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Ouachita River at Arkadelphia. * WHEN...Until late Monday evening. * IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, Flooding near Hemphill Road and Maddox Branch. Fringe of airport begins to flood. Roads impacted by high water include, Clark County roads 9, 17, 19, 21, 28, 138, and 304 and State Highways 7 and 51. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 6:00 PM CST Tuesday the stage was 20.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 23.5 feet early Wednesday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Sunday afternoon. - Flood stage is 17.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && Fld Observed Forecasts (6 pm CST) Location Stg Stg Day/Time Wed Thu Fri Ouachita River Arkadelphia 17.0 20.1 Tue 6 pm CST 23.5 22.0 19.4 &&