957  
WGUS84 KLZK 221609  
FLSLZK  
 
FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR  
1009 AM CST SAT FEB 22 2025  
 
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN  
ARKANSAS...  
 
BLACK RIVER AT POCAHONTAS AFFECTING RANDOLPH COUNTY.  
 
BLACK RIVER AT BLACK ROCK AFFECTING JACKSON, INDEPENDENCE AND  
LAWRENCE COUNTIES.  
 
FOR THE BLACK RIVER...INCLUDING CORNING, POCAHONTAS, BLACK ROCK...  
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.  
 
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 SUNDAY MORNING AT 1015 AM CST.  
 

 
 
ARC121-231615-  
/O.EXT.KLZK.FL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-250225T0000Z/  
/POCA4.1.ER.000000T0000Z.250218T1915Z.250223T1800Z.NO/  
1009 AM CST SAT FEB 22 2025  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...BLACK RIVER AT POCAHONTAS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL MONDAY EVENING.  
 
* 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 SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.2 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR 17.2 FEET  
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE  
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 

 
 
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (12 PM CST)  
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SUN MON TUE  
 
BLACK RIVER  
POCAHONTAS 17.0 17.2 SAT 9 AM CST 17.0 16.3 15.5  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3612 9115 3625 9106 3630 9095 3620 9089  
3617 9098 3610 9101  
 

 
 
ARC063-067-075-231615-  
/O.CON.KLZK.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
/BKRA4.1.ER.250212T1115Z.250217T0745Z.000000T0000Z.NO/  
1009 AM CST SAT FEB 22 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 SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.3 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO 15.0 FEET  
THURSDAY MORNING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 

 
 
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (12 PM CST)  
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SUN MON TUE  
 
BLACK RIVER  
BLACK ROCK 14.0 18.3 SAT 9 AM CST 17.8 17.3 16.6  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3570 9140 3591 9125 3612 9115 3610 9101  
3588 9110 3564 9128  
 

 
 
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