Headline:
Flood Warning issued November 7 at 9:19AM CST by NWS Little Rock AR
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
November 7, 2024 - 7:19am
Expires:
November 8, 2024 - 7:30am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Arkansas...
Black River At Pocahontas affecting Randolph County.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Arkansas...
Black River At Black Rock affecting Independence, Jackson and
Lawrence Counties.
For the Black River...including Corning, Pocahontas, Black Rock...
Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Black River at Pocahontas.
* WHEN...From late tonight until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Agricultural lands along the river east
and south of Pocahontas will be impacted by high water. Equipment
and livestock should be moved to higher ground.
At 20.0 feet, Flooding of backwater up tributaries is spreading
into lands along the Current, Fourche, and Black rivers. Water is
spreading towards the northern edge of the airport.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 AM CST Thursday the stage was 14.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
just after midnight tonight, Nov 7, and continue rising to a
crest of 22.5 feet early Sunday morning, Nov 10.
- Flood stage is 17.0 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 Friday morning at 930 AM CST.
Area Description:
Randolph, AR
Forcast Office:
NWS Little Rock AR