Headline:
Flood Warning issued November 7 at 9:28AM CST until November 10 at 11:30AM CST by NWS Little Rock AR
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
November 7, 2024 - 7:28am
Expires:
November 8, 2024 - 7:30am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Arkansas...
White River At Newport affecting Independence and Jackson
Counties.
White River At Georgetown affecting Woodruff, Prairie and White
Counties.
White River At Clarendon affecting Monroe and Arkansas Counties.
White River At Batesville affecting Independence County.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers 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.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...White River at Newport.
* WHEN...From this evening to late Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, Many thousands of acres of cropland are
inundated. Water is near State Highway 14. Many private levees are
overtopped allowing the river to flood cropland. Water in portions
of Jacksonport State Park that are on river side of levee.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 AM CST Thursday the stage was 23.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this evening, Nov 7, to a crest of 27.5 feet early
Friday afternoon, Nov 8. It will then fall below flood stage
early Saturday morning, Nov 9.
- 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 Friday morning at 930 AM CST.
Area Description:
Independence, AR; Jackson, AR
Forcast Office:
NWS Little Rock AR