903  
WGUS84 KLZK 211554  
FLSLZK  
 
FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR  
954 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2025  
 
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN  
ARKANSAS...  
 
BLACK RIVER AT POCAHONTAS AFFECTING RANDOLPH COUNTY.  
 
BLACK RIVER AT BLACK ROCK AFFECTING INDEPENDENCE, LAWRENCE AND  
JACKSON COUNTIES.  
 
FOR THE BLACK RIVER...INCLUDING CORNING, POCAHONTAS, BLACK ROCK...  
MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE  
DANGERS OF FLOODING.  
 
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD  
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.  
 
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 1000 AM CST.  
 
 
 
ARC121-221600-  
/O.EXT.KLZK.FL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-250225T0900Z/  
/POCA4.1.ER.000000T0000Z.250218T1915Z.250224T0300Z.NO/  
954 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2025  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING  
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...BLACK RIVER AT POCAHONTAS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 17.0 FEET, AGRICULTURAL LANDS ALONG THE RIVER EAST  
AND SOUTH OF POCAHONTAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY HIGH WATER. EQUIPMENT  
AND LIVESTOCK SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 9:00 AM CST FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.5 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO FALL TO NEAR  
17.2 FEET BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
 
 
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (12 PM CST)  
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SAT SUN MON  
 
BLACK RIVER  
POCAHONTAS 17.0 17.5 FRI 9 AM CST 17.5 17.2 16.5  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3612 9115 3625 9106 3630 9095 3620 9089  
3617 9098 3610 9101  
 
 
 
ARC063-067-075-221600-  
/O.CON.KLZK.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
/BKRA4.1.ER.250212T1115Z.250217T0745Z.000000T0000Z.NO/  
954 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2025  
   
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE  
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...BLACK RIVER AT BLACK ROCK.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 17.0 FEET, LOW LYING CULTIVATED LAND AND PASTURES IN  
LAWRENCE, JACKSON, AND INDEPENDENCE COUNTIES FLOOD.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 9:00 AM CST FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.7 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO 18.3 FEET BY  
SATURDAY MORNING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
 
 
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (12 PM CST)  
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SAT SUN MON  
 
BLACK RIVER  
BLACK ROCK 14.0 18.7 FRI 9 AM CST 18.3 18.0 17.6  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3570 9140 3591 9125 3612 9115 3610 9101  
3588 9110 3564 9128  
 
 
 
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