Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 27 at 10:42AM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 27, 2025 - 8:42am
Expires:
May 28, 2025 - 8:45am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Arkansas...
White River At Clarendon affecting Monroe and Arkansas Counties.
White River At Augusta affecting Woodruff and White Counties.
Cache River Near Patterson affecting Jackson and Woodruff
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 Augusta.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 32.0 feet, Thousands of acres of cropland and farm
roads are flooded in White and Woodruff counties. Water is
isolating homes and camps along the river in White and Woodruff
counties.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 31.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 32.0
feet Saturday morning.
- Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
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 Wednesday morning at 1045 AM CDT.
Area Description:
White, AR; Woodruff, AR
Forcast Office:
NWS Little Rock AR