Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relative and neighbors, especially those
more susceptible to heat impacts.
The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Arkansas...
Arkansas River at Van Buren affecting Sebastian and Crawford
Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Arkansas River at Van Buren.
* WHEN...From this afternoon to Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, minor lowland flooding occurs along the
shoreline from the I-540 bridge east towards Lavaca. Some rural
roads near Lavaca may be impassable. Parts of Kelley Park
northwest of downtown Fort Smith experience minor flooding.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 22.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 23.6
feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage
early Wednesday morning.
- Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood