Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 6 at 11:44AM CDT until May 14 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 6, 2025 - 9:44am
Expires:
May 7, 2025 - 9:45am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Arkansas...
White River At Des Arc affecting Prairie County.
White River At Augusta affecting Woodruff and White Counties.
White River At Georgetown affecting Woodruff, Prairie and White
Counties.
Cache River Near Patterson affecting Woodruff and Jackson
Counties.
White River At Clarendon affecting Monroe and Arkansas Counties.
For the Lower White River...including Newport, Augusta, Georgetown,
Des Arc, Clarendon...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 Des Arc.
* WHEN...Until Wednesday, May 14.
* IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, Many acres of farmland flooded within the
levees. Water is backing up Bayou Des Arc and Cypress Bayou.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 25.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Tuesday, May 13 and continue falling to 22.7 feet Friday, May
16.
- Flood stage is 24.0 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 Wednesday morning at 1145 AM CDT.
Area Description:
Prairie, AR
Forcast Office:
NWS Little Rock AR