Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. 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 CDT.

The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Arkansas... Black River At Black Rock affecting Lawrence, Independence and Jackson Counties. For the Black River...including Corning, Pocahontas, Black Rock... Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Black River at Black Rock. * WHEN...Until Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Minor flooding begins. Farm ground along east bank begins to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 15.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early Saturday afternoon and continue falling to 11.4 feet Wednesday morning. - Flood stage is 14.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood