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WGUS84 KLZK 191537
FLSLZK
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1037 AM CDT SAT APR 19 2025
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ARKANSAS...
WHITE RIVER AT DES ARC AFFECTING PRAIRIE COUNTY.
WHITE RIVER AT GEORGETOWN AFFECTING WOODRUFF, WHITE AND PRAIRIE
COUNTIES.
WHITE RIVER AT CLARENDON AFFECTING MONROE AND ARKANSAS COUNTIES.
WHITE RIVER AT AUGUSTA AFFECTING WOODRUFF AND WHITE COUNTIES.
FOR THE LOWER WHITE RIVER...INCLUDING NEWPORT, AUGUSTA, GEORGETOWN,
DES ARC, CLARENDON...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 SUNDAY MORNING AT 1045 AM CDT.
ARC117-201545-
/O.CON.KLZK.FL.W.0045.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/DSCA4.3.ER.250406T1551Z.250413T0200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1037 AM CDT SAT APR 19 2025
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...WHITE RIVER AT DES ARC.
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...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 10:00 AM CDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 29.5 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO 26.3 FEET
TUESDAY, APRIL 29.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (1 PM CDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SUN MON TUE
WHITE RIVER
DES ARC 24.0 29.5 SAT 10 AM CD 28.8 28.3 27.8
LAT...LON 3466 9139 3477 9150 3500 9155 3498 9142
3482 9138 3472 9129
ARC117-145-147-201545-
/O.CON.KLZK.FL.W.0043.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/GEOA4.3.ER.250407T1310Z.250411T1400Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1037 AM CDT SAT APR 19 2025
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WHITE RIVER AT GEORGETOWN.
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...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 10:00 AM CDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.7 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO 22.1 FEET
TUESDAY, APRIL 29.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (1 PM CDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SUN MON TUE
WHITE RIVER
GEORGETOWN 21.0 23.7 SAT 10 AM CD 23.3 22.9 22.7
LAT...LON 3500 9155 3508 9151 3514 9152 3515 9137
3506 9139 3498 9142
ARC001-095-201545-
/O.CON.KLZK.FL.W.0042.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/CLDA4.3.ER.250406T2212Z.250416T1100Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1037 AM CDT SAT APR 19 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 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
ACCESSIBLE BY BOAT ONLY. HEIGHT AND DURATION OF FLOODING ALONG THE
LOWER WHITE RIVER IS GREATLY DEPENDENT ON THE LEVEL OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN COMBINATION WITH THE FLOW RATE OF THE WHITE
RIVER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 10:00 AM CDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 31.3 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 31.4
FEET THIS AFTERNOON.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 26.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (1 PM CDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SUN MON TUE
WHITE RIVER
CLARENDON 26.0 31.3 SAT 10 AM CD 31.0 30.7 30.4
LAT...LON 3435 9119 3449 9132 3466 9139 3472 9129
3455 9120 3442 9108
ARC145-147-201545-
/O.CON.KLZK.FL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/AUGA4.3.ER.250405T1348Z.250409T1445Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1037 AM CDT SAT APR 19 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 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 10:00 AM CDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 32.7 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 32.7
FEET THIS AFTERNOON.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 26.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (1 PM CDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SUN MON TUE
WHITE RIVER
AUGUSTA 26.0 32.7 SAT 10 AM CD 32.5 32.4 32.3
LAT...LON 3514 9152 3525 9146 3537 9150 3534 9136
3521 9133 3515 9137
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