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WGUS84 KLZK 190053
FLSLZK
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
753 PM CDT FRI APR 18 2025
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ARKANSAS...
WHITE RIVER AT DES ARC AFFECTING PRAIRIE COUNTY.
WHITE RIVER AT GEORGETOWN AFFECTING WHITE, PRAIRIE AND WOODRUFF
COUNTIES.
WHITE RIVER AT CLARENDON AFFECTING MONROE AND ARKANSAS COUNTIES.
WHITE RIVER AT AUGUSTA AFFECTING WHITE AND WOODRUFF COUNTIES.
FOR THE LOWER WHITE RIVER...INCLUDING NEWPORT, AUGUSTA, GEORGETOWN,
DES ARC, CLARENDON...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
SATURDAY EVENING AT 800 PM CDT.
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753 PM CDT FRI APR 18 2025
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...WHITE RIVER AT DES ARC.
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...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.
AT 28.0 FEET, MANY ROADS ARE LIKLEY IMPACTED BY HIGH WATER
INCLUDING HORSHOE LAKE ROAD AND HILL LAKE ROAD NORTH OF
DES ARC.
AT 30.0 FEET, NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS AND BRIDGES INUNDATED. MANY
DOLLARS IN DAMAGES IN PRAIRIE COUNTY. EXTENSIVE FARMLAND AND
TIMBERLAND FLOODED. BACKWATER FLOODING OF WATTENSAW BAYOU AND
BAYOU DES ARC. PATROLLING OF KITTY BARNES LEVEE ON EAST BANK
BEGINS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:00 PM CDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 30.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO 28.0 FEET BY
TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 22.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7 PM CDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SAT SUN MON
WHITE RIVER
DES ARC 24.0 30.0 FRI 7 PM CDT 29.4 28.8 28.2
LAT...LON 3466 9139 3477 9150 3500 9155 3498 9142
3482 9138 3472 9129
ARC117-145-147-200100-
/O.CON.KLZK.FL.W.0043.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/GEOA4.3.ER.250407T1310Z.250411T1400Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
753 PM CDT FRI APR 18 2025
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...WHITE RIVER AT GEORGETOWN.
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 21.0 FEET, HURRICANE LAKE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA
AND RAFT CREEK BOTTOMS INUNDATED. ROADS IN THE BOTTOMS ARE FLOODED.
AT 22.0 FEET, FARM FIELDS AND FARM ROADS ON EITHER SIDE OF HIGHWAY
36 WEST OF GEORGETOWN INUNDATED.
AT 23.0 FEET, MINOR STREET FLOODING IN GEORGETOWN INCLUDING HEATH
SCOTT DRIVE AND RIVERSIDE STREET NEAR THE BOAT RAMP.
AT 24.0 FEET, STATE HIGHWAY 36 TO GEORGETOWN MAY BE FLOODING DUE
TO BACKWATER UP LITTLE RED RIVER, ESPECIALLY DURING LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL OR HIGH WHITE RIVER STAGE. LEVEE ON NORTH SIDE OF THE
LITTLE RED RIVER PROTECTING THE BALD KNOB NATIONAL WILDLIFE
REFUGE, PRIMARILY CROPLAND, MAY BE OVERTOPPED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:00 PM CDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.1 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO 22.7 FEET BY
TUESDAY, APRIL 22.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7 PM CDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SAT SUN MON
WHITE RIVER
GEORGETOWN 21.0 24.1 FRI 7 PM CDT 23.7 23.3 22.9
LAT...LON 3500 9155 3508 9151 3514 9152 3515 9137
3506 9139 3498 9142
ARC001-095-200100-
/O.CON.KLZK.FL.W.0042.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/CLDA4.3.ER.250406T2212Z.250416T1100Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
753 PM CDT FRI APR 18 2025
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...WHITE RIVER AT CLARENDON.
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 26.0 FEET, RIVER FLOWS IN MANY SIDE CHANNELS AND
CREATES ISLANDS BETWEEN THE RIVER AND SLOUGHS AND CREEKS. FLOODING
OF CROPLAND AND TIMBER IS OCCURRING. PORTIONS OF THE NATIONAL
WILDLIFE REFUGE DOWNSTREAM OF CLARENDON FLOODING.
AT 28.0 FEET, FLOODING OF CROPLAND AND TIMBER IS OCCURRING. ROADS
TO HOMES AND CABINS IN LOWER MADDOX BAY AREA OFF HIGHWAY 146 SOUTH
OF CLARENDON IMPASSIBLE.
AT 30.0 FEET, CLARENDON STORM SEWER SHOULD BE CLOSED TO KEEP RIVER
FROM BACKING UP OUTFLOW PIPE. EXTENSIVE FLOODING IN THE DELTA.
MOST CROPLAND AND TIMBER IN BOTTOMS ARE FLOODED. MUCH OF THE
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE LAND DOWNSTREAM OF CLARENDON WILL BE
FLOODED.
AT 32.0 FEET, STATE HIGHWAY 302 NORTH OF CLARENDON MAY BE
AFFECTED. SOME INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY IN CLARENDON ON RIVER SIDE OF
LEVEE MAY BE FLOODED. MANY ACCESS PROBLEMS FOR RECREATIONAL
PROPERTIES DOWNSTREAM OF CLARENDON. MANY DOWNSTREAM AREAS ARE
ACCESSABLE BY BOAT ONLY. HEIGHT AND DURATION OF FLOODING ALONG THE
LOWER WHITE RIVER IS GREATLY DEPENDANT ON THE LEVEL OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN COMBINATION WITH THE FLOW RATE OF THE WHITE
RIVER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:00 PM CDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 31.5 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO 30.5 FEET BY
TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 22.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 26.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7 PM CDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SAT SUN MON
WHITE RIVER
CLARENDON 26.0 31.5 FRI 7 PM CDT 31.3 30.9 30.6
LAT...LON 3435 9119 3449 9132 3466 9139 3472 9129
3455 9120 3442 9108
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/AUGA4.3.ER.250405T1348Z.250409T1445Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
753 PM CDT FRI APR 18 2025
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WHITE RIVER AT AUGUSTA.
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 26.0 FEET, FARM GROUND ALONG THE RIVER IN WHITE AND
WOODRUFF COUNTIES BEGIN TO FLOOD. SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS.
AT 28.0 FEET, ROADS IN HENRY GRAY HURRICANE LAKE WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA FLOODED. THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF CULTIVATED LAND
FLOODED IN WHITE AND WOODRUFF COUNTIES.
AT 30.0 FEET, THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF FARM GROUND FLOODED. COUNTY
ROADS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER ARE FLOODED, INCLUDING COUNTY
ROAD 871 AND 899.
AT 32.0 FEET, THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF CROPLAND AND FARM ROADS ARE
FLOODED IN WHITE AND WOODRUFF COUNTIES. WATER IS ISOLATING HOMES
AND CAMPS ALONG THE RIVER IN WHITE AND WOODRUFF COUNTIES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:00 PM CDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 32.8 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO 32.2 FEET BY
TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 22.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 26.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7 PM CDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SAT SUN MON
WHITE RIVER
AUGUSTA 26.0 32.8 FRI 7 PM CDT 32.6 32.4 32.3
LAT...LON 3514 9152 3525 9146 3537 9150 3534 9136
3521 9133 3515 9137
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