Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 19 at 9:21AM CDT until May 25 at 3:01AM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 19, 2025 - 7:21am
Expires:
May 20, 2025 - 7:30am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Little Rock AR has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Arkansas...
Black River At Black Rock affecting Jackson, Lawrence and
Independence Counties.
Black River At Pocahontas affecting Randolph County.
For the Black River...including Corning, Pocahontas, Black Rock...
Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Black River at Pocahontas.
* WHEN...From Tuesday afternoon to early Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Flooding of backwater up tributaries is
spreading into lands along the Current, Fourche, and Black rivers.
Water is spreading towards the northern edge of the airport.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 AM CDT Monday the stage was 11.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early Tuesday afternoon to a crest of 19.5 feet Wednesday
morning. It will then fall below flood stage late Friday
evening.
- Flood stage is 17.0 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 morning at 930 AM CDT.
Area Description:
Randolph, AR
Forcast Office:
NWS Little Rock AR