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WGUS84 KLZK 200126
FLSLZK
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
826 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2025
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ARKANSAS...
OUACHITA RIVER AT CAMDEN AFFECTING OUACHITA AND CALHOUN COUNTIES.
OUACHITA RIVER AT THATCHER L&D AFFECTING UNION, BRADLEY AND
CALHOUN COUNTIES.
FOR THE OUACHITA RIVER...INCLUDING JONES MILL DCP, ARKADELPHIA,
CAMDEN, THATCHER L&D...MINOR 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.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED SUNDAY EVENING AT 830 PM CDT.
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826 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2025
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...OUACHITA RIVER AT CAMDEN.
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 26.0 FEET, LOW LYING PASTURES AND TIMBER LAND ALONG
THE RIVER BEGINS TO FLOOD. SANDY BEACH PARK AT CAMDEN STARTS TO
FLOOD.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:30 PM CDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.6 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
SUNDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 24.4 FEET THURSDAY
EVENING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 26.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7 PM CDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SUN MON TUE
OUACHITA RIVER
CAMDEN 26.0 26.6 SAT 7 PM CDT 26.0 25.3 24.9
LAT...LON 3329 9261 3344 9280 3363 9289 3367 9275
3350 9264 3338 9247
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/CALA4.2.ER.250406T0048Z.250412T1000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
826 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2025
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...OUACHITA RIVER AT THATCHER L&D.
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 79.0 FEET, PROPERTY IN LOW LYING AREAS NEEDS TO BE
REMOVED. ACCESS ROADS TO OIL AND GAS RIGS MAY BE FLOODED. LEVEE
GATES SHOULD BE CLOSED BEFORE THE RIVER REACHES 80 FEET. THERE IS
MINOR FLOODING AT THIS LEVEL.
AT 80.0 FEET, MINOR FLOODING OCCURS AT THIS LEVEL. LEVEE GATES
SHOULD BE CLOSED TO PREVENT THE RIVER FROM BACKING INTO CALION
LAKE. ACCESS TO OIL AND GAS RIGS AND TO TIMBER IS FLOODED. THERE
IS WIDE COVERAGE OF FLOODING IN THE RIVER BOTTOMS.
AT 83.0 FEET, ACCESS TO OIL AND GAS RIGS AND TO TIMBER IS FLOODED.
CALHOUN COUNTY ROAD 131 IS COMPLETELY UNDER WATER LEADING TO OLD
LOCK 8 RIVER ACCESS.
AT 85.0 FEET, THERE MAY BE SOME COUNTY ROADS ALONG THE RIVER
FLOODED, REQUIRING LENGTHY DETOURS. RIVER IS HIGH AND SWIFT,
BOATERS SHOULD BE VERY CAUTIOUS. ACCESS TO MANY OIL AND GAS RIGS
WILL BE BY BOAT ONLY. LEVEE GATES SHOULD BE CLOSED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:30 PM CDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 85.8 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO 83.0 FEET
THURSDAY EVENING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 79.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7 PM CDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SUN MON TUE
OUACHITA RIVER
THATCHER L&D 79.0 85.8 SAT 7 PM CDT 85.2 84.5 83.9
LAT...LON 3311 9223 3323 9236 3329 9261 3338 9247
3333 9226 3322 9212
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