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FLWLZK
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1204 PM CDT SUN MAY 31 2026
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK AR HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ARKANSAS...
WHITE RIVER AT AUGUSTA AFFECTING WOODRUFF AND WHITE COUNTIES.
FOR THE LOWER WHITE RIVER...INCLUDING NEWPORT, AUGUSTA, GEORGETOWN,
DES ARC, CLARENDON...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS
OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES,
DIPS, OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM,
EVEN A SMALL ONE, ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER FIND ANOTHER ROUTE
OVER HIGHER GROUND.
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS.
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 MONDAY AFTERNOON AT 1215 PM CDT.
ARC145-147-011715-
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/AUGA4.1.ER.260531T2100Z.260601T1200Z.260602T0200Z.NO/
1204 PM CDT SUN MAY 31 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
..REPLACES RIVER FLOOD ADVISORY
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WHITE RIVER AT AUGUSTA.
* WHEN...FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 26.0 FEET, FARM GROUND ALONG THE RIVER IN WHITE AND
WOODRUFF COUNTIES BEGIN TO FLOOD. SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 11:00 AM CDT SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.6 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
LATE THIS AFTERNOON (SUNDAY MAY 31) TO A CREST OF 26.5 FEET
TOMORROW MORNING (MONDAY JUNE 1). IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW
FLOOD STAGE LATE TOMORROW EVENING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 26.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (1 PM CDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME MON TUE WED
WHITE RIVER
AUGUSTA 26.0 25.6 SUN 11 AM CD 26.5 24.1 20.9
** CREST: 6/1/2026, 26.5 FEET, 7 AM CDT **
LAT...LON 3514 9152 3525 9146 3537 9150 3534 9136
3521 9133 3515 9137
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