If you encounter a flooded roadway, turn around and find an
alternative route.
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 Saturday evening at 830 PM CST.
The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a Flood
Advisory for the following rivers in Arkansas...
Black River At Pocahontas affecting Randolph County.
For the Black River...including Corning, Pocahontas, Black Rock...
elevated river levels are forecast.
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Black River at Pocahontas.
* WHEN...From this evening until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Agricultural lands along the river east
and south of Pocahontas will be impacted by high water. Equipment
and livestock should be moved to higher ground.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 PM CST Friday the stage was 14.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected wobble between 14.5 feet and
15.0 feet through Saturday before rising to 16.7 feet early
Tuesday afternoon.
- Action stage is 16.0 feet.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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