Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 5 at 9:10PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 5, 2025 - 7:10pm
Expires:
May 6, 2025 - 7:15pm
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Little Rock AR has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Arkansas...
Ouachita River At Camden affecting Calhoun and Ouachita Counties.
For the Ouachita River...including Jones Mill Dcp, Arkadelphia,
Camden, Thatcher L&D...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Ouachita River at Camden.
* WHEN...From Friday morning until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 28.0 feet, Sandy Beach Park and portions of the
Riverwalk area off of Washington Street are inundated. State
Highway 7 off 79B becomes inundated.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 PM CDT Monday the stage was 17.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 28.0
feet early Saturday afternoon. It will then rise to 28.0 feet
early Saturday afternoon. Additional rises are possible
thereafter.
- 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 Tuesday evening at 915 PM CDT.
Area Description:
Calhoun, AR; Ouachita, AR
Forcast Office:
NWS Little Rock AR