Headline:
Flood Advisory issued May 3 at 9:21AM CDT until May 9 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Event:
Flood Advisory
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 3, 2025 - 7:21am
Expires:
May 4, 2025 - 7:30am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a Flood
Advisory for the following rivers in Arkansas...
Black River At Pocahontas affecting Randolph County.
For the Black River...including Corning, Pocahontas, Black Rock...
elevated river levels are forecast.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Black River at Pocahontas.
* WHEN...From this morning to Friday morning.
* 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 15.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.8
feet Monday morning.
- Action stage is 16.0 feet.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
If you encounter a flooded roadway, turn around and find an
alternative route.
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 Sunday morning at 930 AM CDT.
Area Description:
Randolph, AR
Forcast Office:
NWS Little Rock AR