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WGUS84 KLZK 180128
FLSLZK
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
828 PM CDT THU APR 17 2025
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ARKANSAS...
BLACK RIVER AT BLACK ROCK AFFECTING JACKSON, INDEPENDENCE AND
LAWRENCE COUNTIES.
BLACK RIVER AT POCAHONTAS AFFECTING RANDOLPH COUNTY.
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.
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.
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 FRIDAY EVENING AT 830 PM CDT.
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828 PM CDT THU APR 17 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 14.0 FEET, MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. FARM GROUND ALONG
EAST BANK BEGINS TO FLOOD.
AT 17.0 FEET, LOW LYING CULTIVATED LAND AND PASTURES IN LAWRENCE,
JACKSON, AND INDEPENDENCE COUNTIES FLOOD.
AT 20.0 FEET, AGRICULTURAL LAND IS FLOODING ALONG BOTH BANKS OF
THE RIVER IN LAWRENCE, INDEPENDENCE, AND JACKSON COUNTIES. MINOR
FLOODING IN POWHATAN COMMUNITY AND COURTHOUSE STATE PARK.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:00 PM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.2 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO 18.3 FEET TUESDAY
EVENING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7 PM CDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME FRI SAT SUN
BLACK RIVER
BLACK ROCK 14.0 21.2 THU 8 PM CDT 20.6 19.9 19.2
LAT...LON 3570 9140 3591 9125 3612 9115 3610 9101
3588 9110 3564 9128
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828 PM CDT THU APR 17 2025
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS 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.
AT 20.0 FEET, FLOODING OF BACKWATER UP TRIBUTARIES IS SPREADING
INTO LANDS ALONG THE CURRENT, FOURCHE, AND BLACK RIVERS. WATER IS
SPREADING TOWARDS THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE AIRPORT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:00 PM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.5 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
LATE SUNDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 16.1 FEET TUESDAY
EVENING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7 PM CDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME FRI SAT SUN
BLACK RIVER
POCAHONTAS 17.0 19.5 THU 8 PM CDT 18.6 17.8 17.1
LAT...LON 3612 9115 3625 9106 3630 9095 3620 9089
3617 9098 3610 9101
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