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WGUS84 KLZK 100049
FLSLZK
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
749 PM CDT FRI MAY 9 2025
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN
ARKANSAS...
WHITE RIVER AT DES ARC AFFECTING PRAIRIE COUNTY.
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.
ARC117-110100-
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749 PM CDT FRI MAY 9 2025
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WHITE RIVER AT DES ARC.
* WHEN...UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 21.0 FEET, MINOR FLOODING OF FARMLANDS WITHIN THE
LEVEES.
AT 24.0 FEET, MANY ACRES OF FARMLAND FLOODED WITHIN THE LEVEES.
WATER IS BACKING UP BAYOU DES ARC AND CYPRESS BAYOU.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:00 PM CDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.2 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 24.6
FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING (MAY 11), BUT REMAIN IN MINOR FLOOD
STAGE.
- 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 25.2 FRI 7 PM CDT 24.9 24.6 24.2 *FALLING*
LAT...LON 3466 9139 3477 9150 3500 9155 3498 9142
3482 9138 3472 9129
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