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WGUS84 KLZK 210041
FLSLZK
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
641 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2024
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ARKANSAS...
WHITE RIVER AT AUGUSTA AFFECTING WOODRUFF AND WHITE COUNTIES.
FOR THE LOWER WHITE RIVER...INCLUDING NEWPORT, AUGUSTA, GEORGETOWN,
DES ARC, CLARENDON...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS
OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES,
DIPS, OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM,
EVEN A SMALL ONE, ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER FIND ANOTHER ROUTE
OVER HIGHER GROUND.
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 645 PM CST.
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641 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2024
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WHITE RIVER AT AUGUSTA.
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 26.0 FEET, FARM GROUND ALONG THE RIVER IN WHITE AND
WOODRUFF COUNTIES BEGIN TO FLOOD. SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS.
AT 28.0 FEET, ROADS IN HENRY GRAY HURRICANE LAKE WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA FLOODED. THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF CULTIVATED LAND
FLOODED IN WHITE AND WOODRUFF COUNTIES.
AT 30.0 FEET, THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF FARM GROUND FLOODED. COUNTY
ROADS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER ARE FLOODED, INCLUDING COUNTY
ROAD 871 AND 899.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 6:00 PM CST FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.7 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 30.5
FEET BY MONDAY EVENING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 26.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (6 PM CST)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SAT SUN MON
WHITE RIVER
AUGUSTA 26.0 27.7 FRI 6 PM CST 29.7 30.3 30.5
*CREST: 12/23/2024 6 PM CST 30.5 FEET*
LAT...LON 3514 9152 3525 9146 3537 9150 3534 9136
3521 9133 3515 9137
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