Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 2 at 9:17PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 2, 2025 - 7:17pm
Expires:
May 3, 2025 - 7:30pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Arkansas...
White River At Des Arc affecting Prairie County.
White River At Georgetown affecting White, Prairie and Woodruff
Counties.
White River At Clarendon affecting Monroe and Arkansas Counties.
White River At Augusta affecting White and Woodruff Counties.
For the Lower White River...including Newport, Augusta, Georgetown,
Des Arc, Clarendon...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...White River at Augusta.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, Farm ground along the river in White and
Woodruff counties begin to flood. Seasonal agricultural impacts.
At 28.0 feet, Roads in Henry Gray Hurricane Lake Wildlife
Management area flooded. Thousands of acres of cultivated land
flooded in White and Woodruff counties.
At 30.0 feet, Thousands of acres of farm ground flooded. County
roads on both sides of the river are flooded, including County
Road 871 and 899.
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 8:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 32.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 32.4
feet Sunday evening. The river is then expected a slow fall
to 31.6 feet by Wednesday afternoon, May 07.
- Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
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 Saturday evening at 930 PM CDT.
Area Description:
White, AR; Woodruff, AR
Forcast Office:
NWS Little Rock AR