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WGUS84 KLZK 181422
FLSLZK
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
922 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2025
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ARKANSAS...
BLACK RIVER AT POCAHONTAS AFFECTING RANDOLPH COUNTY.
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ARKANSAS...
BLACK RIVER AT BLACK ROCK AFFECTING INDEPENDENCE, JACKSON AND
LAWRENCE COUNTIES.
FOR THE BLACK RIVER...INCLUDING CORNING, POCAHONTAS, BLACK ROCK...
MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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 930 AM CDT.
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922 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2025
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...BLACK RIVER AT POCAHONTAS.
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...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 9:00 AM CDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.1 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 15.8 FEET WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7 AM CDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SAT SUN MON
BLACK RIVER
POCAHONTAS 17.0 19.1 FRI 9 AM CDT 18.4 17.8 17.0
LAT...LON 3612 9115 3625 9106 3630 9095 3620 9089
3617 9098 3610 9101
ARC063-067-075-191430-
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/BKRA4.3.ER.000000T0000Z.250406T1815Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
922 AM CDT FRI APR 18 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 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 9:00 AM CDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.8 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO 17.8 FEET
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7 AM CDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SAT SUN MON
BLACK RIVER
BLACK ROCK 14.0 20.8 FRI 9 AM CDT 20.2 19.4 18.9
LAT...LON 3570 9140 3591 9125 3612 9115 3610 9101
3588 9110 3564 9128
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