Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 5 at 10:36AM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 5, 2025 - 8:36am
Expires:
May 6, 2025 - 8:45am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Arkansas...
Ouachita River At Thatcher L&D affecting Bradley, Union and
Calhoun Counties.
For the Ouachita River...including Jones Mill Dcp, Arkadelphia,
Camden, Thatcher L&D...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Ouachita River at Thatcher L&D.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 80.0 feet, Minor flooding occurs at this level. Levee
gates should be closed to prevent the river from backing into
Calion Lake. Access to oil and gas rigs and to timber is flooded.
There is wide coverage of flooding in the river bottoms.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 AM CDT Monday the stage was 80.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 80.8
feet Monday afternoon. It will then rise to 83.0 feet Sunday
morning.
- Flood stage is 79.0 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 48 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 Tuesday morning at 1045 AM CDT.
Area Description:
Bradley, AR; Calhoun, AR; Union, AR
Forcast Office:
NWS Little Rock AR