Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 15 at 10:13AM CDT until May 19 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 15, 2025 - 8:13am
Expires:
May 16, 2025 - 8:15am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Arkansas...
White River At Augusta affecting White and Woodruff Counties.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Arkansas...
White River At Clarendon affecting Arkansas and Monroe 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 early Monday afternoon.
* 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 27.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Sunday morning and continue falling to 24.7 feet Sunday, May
25.
- Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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 Friday morning at 1015 AM CDT.
Area Description:
White, AR; Woodruff, AR
Forcast Office:
NWS Little Rock AR