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FLSLZK
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
747 PM CDT FRI MAY 9 2025
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN
ARKANSAS...
WHITE RIVER AT AUGUSTA AFFECTING WHITE AND WOODRUFF COUNTIES.
FOR THE LOWER WHITE RIVER...INCLUDING NEWPORT, AUGUSTA, GEORGETOWN,
DES ARC, CLARENDON...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.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
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 EVENING AT 800 PM CDT.
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747 PM CDT FRI MAY 9 2025
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY, MAY 19
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WHITE RIVER AT AUGUSTA.
* WHEN...UNTIL MONDAY, MAY 19.
* 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:00 PM CDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 30.9 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 29.8
FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING (MAY 11), BUT REMAIN IN MINOR FLOOD
STAGE.
- 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 30.9 FRI 7 PM CDT 30.4 29.8 29.2 *FALLING*
LAT...LON 3514 9152 3525 9146 3537 9150 3534 9136
3521 9133 3515 9137
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