Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 21 at 8:57AM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 21, 2024 - 6:57am
Expires:
September 22, 2024 - 7:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Arkansas...
Cache River Near Patterson affecting Woodruff and Jackson
Counties.
For the Cache River...including Patterson...Minor flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Cache River near Patterson.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 10.5 feet, Water deep over Woodruff County Road 775
north of HWY 260, and intersection of HWY 37 and HWY 18 east of
Grubbs. Water is encroaching on yards of homes on Pine Street in
Patterson. Many acres of cropland, pastures, and timber flooded in
Jackson and Woodruff counties.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:15 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 10.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 10.5
feet Sunday morning and will remain near 10.5 feet through
Tuesday morning before a slow fall begins Tuesday evening.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
Instruction:
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 900 AM CDT.
Area Description:
Jackson, AR; Woodruff, AR
Forcast Office:
NWS Little Rock AR