Headline:
Flood Warning issued November 6 at 10:00AM CST until November 10 at 11:15AM CST by NWS Little Rock AR
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
November 6, 2024 - 8:00am
Expires:
November 7, 2024 - 8:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Arkansas...
White River At Augusta affecting Woodruff and White Counties.
White River At Clarendon affecting Monroe and Arkansas Counties.
White River At Newport affecting Jackson and Independence
Counties.
White River At Georgetown affecting Woodruff, Prairie and White
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 Newport.
* WHEN...From Thursday afternoon to late Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 27.0 feet, State Highway 14 between Newport and Oil
Trough and State Highway 122 to Newark affected. Possible
structural flooding along State Highway 14 in Independence County.
Bateman Levee patrolling begins.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 AM CST Wednesday the stage was 19.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early Thursday afternoon to a crest of 27.5 feet Friday
morning.
- Flood stage is 26.0 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 Thursday morning at 1000 AM CST.
Area Description:
Independence, AR; Jackson, AR
Forcast Office:
NWS Little Rock AR