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WGUS84 KLZK 220049
FLSLZK
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
649 PM CST FRI FEB 21 2025
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ARKANSAS...
WHITE RIVER AT DES ARC AFFECTING PRAIRIE COUNTY.
FOR THE LOWER WHITE RIVER...INCLUDING NEWPORT, AUGUSTA, GEORGETOWN,
DES ARC, CLARENDON...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE
CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
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 700 PM CST.
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649 PM CST FRI FEB 21 2025
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY, MARCH 04
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...WHITE RIVER AT DES ARC.
* WHEN...UNTIL TUESDAY, MARCH 04.
* IMPACTS...AT 21.0 FEET, MINOR FLOODING OF FARMLANDS WITHIN THE
LEVEES.
AT 24.0 FEET, MANY ACRES OF FARMLAND FLOODED WITHIN THE LEVEES.
WATER IS BACKING UP BAYOU DES ARC AND CYPRESS BAYOU.
AT 27.0 FEET, WATER IS BACKING UP BAYOU DES ARC AND CYPRESS BAYOU.
WEST PARK DRIVE IS INUNDATED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 6:00 PM CST FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.3 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 26.3
FEET JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT (FEBRUARY 22).
- FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (6 PM CST)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SAT SUN MON
WHITE RIVER
DES ARC 24.0 26.3 FRI 6 PM CST 26.3 26.2 26.0 *CRESTING*
**CREST: 2/22/2025, 12 AM CST, 26.3 FEET**
LAT...LON 3466 9139 3477 9150 3500 9155 3498 9142
3482 9138 3472 9129
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