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EXPIRED2/16/2024 10:13:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ImmediateSeverity: SevereCertainty: Observed
2/16/2024 10:13:00 AM until 2/17/2024 10:15:00 AM
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
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 morning at 1015 AM CST.
The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Arkansas...
White River At Clarendon affecting Monroe and Arkansas Counties.
Cache River Near Patterson affecting Jackson and Woodruff
Counties.
For the Lower White River...including Newport, Augusta, Georgetown,
Des Arc, Clarendon...Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Cache River...including Patterson...Minor flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...White River at Clarendon.
* WHEN...Until Wednesday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, River flows in many side channels and
creates islands between the river and sloughs and creeks. Flooding
of cropland and timber is occurring. Portions of the National
Wildlife Refuge downstream of Clarendon flooding.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 AM CST Friday the stage was 27.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is currently at 27.4 feet and is
expected to fall below flood stage early Tuesday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood