Headline:
Flood Warning issued November 5 at 8:27PM CST by NWS Little Rock AR
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
November 5, 2024 - 6:27pm
Expires:
November 6, 2024 - 6:30pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Arkansas...
White River At Georgetown affecting Woodruff, White and Prairie
Counties.
For the Lower White River...including Newport, Augusta, Georgetown,
Des Arc, Clarendon...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...White River at Georgetown.
* WHEN...From Tuesday afternoon until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, Hurricane Lake Wildlife Management Area
and Raft Creek Bottoms inundated. Roads in the bottoms are flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 PM CST Tuesday the stage was 2.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
Tuesday, November 12 and continue rising to a crest of 21.5
feet Thursday, November 14.
- Flood stage is 21.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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 Wednesday evening at 830 PM CST.
Area Description:
Prairie, AR; White, AR; Woodruff, AR
Forcast Office:
NWS Little Rock AR