Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 17 at 9:38AM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 17, 2025 - 7:38am
Expires:
May 18, 2025 - 7:45am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Arkansas...
Cache River Near Patterson affecting Woodruff and Jackson
Counties.
For the Cache River...including Patterson...Minor flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Cache River near Patterson.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Low swampy timberland along the river
begins to flood. Flood gates should be closed and equipment moved
out of the low grounds along the river and tributaries.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:15 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 8.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
Tuesday afternoon and continue rising to 9.5 feet Thursday
morning, May 22. Additional rises are possible thereafter.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
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 Sunday morning at 945 AM CDT.
Area Description:
Jackson, AR; Woodruff, AR
Forcast Office:
NWS Little Rock AR