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 next statement will be issued Wednesday evening at 830 PM CST.
The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Arkansas...
White River At Clarendon affecting Monroe and Arkansas Counties.
White River At Augusta affecting White and Woodruff Counties.
For the Lower White River...including Newport, Augusta, Georgetown,
Des Arc, Clarendon...Minor flooding is forecast.
...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, Maddox Bay off Highway 146 will be closed
off due to high water. Closure of specific flood prone regions as
determined by Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Some of this area
may include the Mike Freeze Wattensaw WMA...Benson Creek Natural
Area WMA and the Sheffield Nelson Dagmar WMA.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 PM CST Tuesday the stage was 27.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 27.5
feet Sunday evening.
- Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Fld Observed Forecasts (6 pm CST)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Wed Thu Fri
White River
Clarendon 26.0 27.1 Tue 8 pm CST 27.3 27.4 27.4
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