Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. 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 next statement will be issued Thursday evening at 945 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 Thatcher L&D affecting Calhoun, Union and Bradley Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Arkansas... Ouachita River At Camden affecting Calhoun and Ouachita Counties. For the Ouachita River...including Jones Mill Dcp, Arkadelphia, Camden, Thatcher L&D...Minor flooding is forecast. ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Ouachita River at Arkadelphia. * WHEN...Until early Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, State Highway 7 and 51 east of Arkadelphia flooded. Railroad underpass closed. At 22.0 feet, Roads are flooding, including, Nix`s Ferry, Clark County roads 9 and 28, and State Highway 7 and 51 east of Arkadelphia. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 PM CST Wednesday the stage was 22.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late Thursday evening and continue falling to 7.1 feet Monday evening. Additional rainfall is in the expected later this week. Continue to monitor latest forecasts for any updates. - Flood stage is 17.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && Fld Observed Forecasts (12 am CST) Location Stg Stg Day/Time Fri Sat Sun Ouachita River Arkadelphia 17.0 22.1 Wed 8 pm CST 16.0 9.8 8.2 &&