Effective:

2025-02-27T09:56:00-06:00

Expires:

2025-02-28T10:00:00-06:00

Certainty:

Observed

Event:

Flood Warning

Type:

Update

Severity:

Severe

Urgency:

Immediate

Areas:

Prairie, AR; White, AR; Woodruff, AR

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Arkansas... White River At Georgetown affecting Woodruff, White and Prairie Counties. White River At Des Arc affecting Prairie County. White River At Augusta affecting Woodruff and White Counties. Black River At Black Rock affecting Lawrence, Jackson and Independence Counties. White River At Clarendon affecting Arkansas and Monroe Counties. Ouachita River At Thatcher L&D affecting Union, Bradley and Calhoun Counties. Cache River Near Patterson affecting Woodruff and Jackson Counties. For the Lower White River...including Newport, Augusta, Georgetown, Des Arc, Clarendon...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Black River...including Corning, Pocahontas, Black Rock... Minor flooding is forecast. For the Ouachita River...including Jones Mill Dcp, Arkadelphia, Camden, Thatcher L&D...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Cache River...including Patterson...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...White River at Georgetown. * WHEN...Until early Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, Hurricane Lake Wildlife Management Area and Raft Creek Bottoms inundated. Roads in the bottoms are flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 AM CST Thursday the stage was 21.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage tomorrow evening and continue falling to 18.0 feet Sunday, March 09. - 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 Friday morning at 1000 AM CST.

Effective:

2025-02-27T09:56:00-06:00

Expires:

2025-02-28T10:00:00-06:00

Certainty:

Observed

Event:

Flood Warning

Type:

Update

Severity:

Severe

Urgency:

Immediate

Areas:

White, AR; Woodruff, AR

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Arkansas... White River At Georgetown affecting Woodruff, White and Prairie Counties. White River At Des Arc affecting Prairie County. White River At Augusta affecting Woodruff and White Counties. Black River At Black Rock affecting Lawrence, Jackson and Independence Counties. White River At Clarendon affecting Arkansas and Monroe Counties. Ouachita River At Thatcher L&D affecting Union, Bradley and Calhoun Counties. Cache River Near Patterson affecting Woodruff and Jackson Counties. For the Lower White River...including Newport, Augusta, Georgetown, Des Arc, Clarendon...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Black River...including Corning, Pocahontas, Black Rock... Minor flooding is forecast. For the Ouachita River...including Jones Mill Dcp, Arkadelphia, Camden, Thatcher L&D...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Cache River...including Patterson...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...White River at Augusta. * WHEN...Until Monday, March 10. * IMPACTS...At 32.0 feet, Thousands of acres of cropland and farm roads are flooded in White and Woodruff counties. Water is isolating homes and camps along the river in White and Woodruff counties. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 AM CST Thursday the stage was 31.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage Sunday, March 09 and continue falling to 25.8 feet Sunday, March 09. - 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 1000 AM CST.