Little Rock, Arkansas

Regional Weather Alerts


     

Alert: Flood Warning
Area(s): White, AR; Woodruff, AR
Effective: 22apeor37ap -> 27aaeor43aa
Onset: 22apeor37ap -> 23apeor45ap
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Urgency: Immediate
Issued By: NWS Little Rock AR on 22apeor37ap
Headline: Flood Warning issued May 22 at 12:37PM CDT until May 27 at 8:43AM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
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 Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 30.0 feet, Thousands of acres of farm ground flooded.
County roads on both sides of the river are flooded, including
County Road 871 and 899.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 29.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 30.1
feet Friday evening.
- Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Alert: Flood Warning
Area(s): Arkansas, AR; Monroe, AR
Effective: 22apeor37ap -> 27apeor0ap
Onset: 22apeor37ap -> 23apeor45ap
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Urgency: Immediate
Issued By: NWS Little Rock AR on 22apeor37ap
Headline: Flood Warning issued May 22 at 12:37PM CDT until May 27 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
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 Clarendon.

* WHEN...Until Tuesday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, River flows in many side channels and
creates islands between the river and sloughs and creeks. Flooding
of cropland and timber is occurring. Portions of the National
Wildlife Refuge downstream of Clarendon flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 26.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall to a stage near 26.3
feet by Friday morning.
- Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Alert: Flood Warning
Area(s): Jackson, AR; Woodruff, AR
Effective: 22apeor37ap
Onset: 22apeor37ap -> 23apeor45ap
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Urgency: Immediate
Issued By: NWS Little Rock AR on 22apeor37ap
Headline: Flood Warning issued May 22 at 12:37PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
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...Cache River near Patterson.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 10.5 feet, Water deep over Woodruff County Road 775
north of HWY 260, and intersection of HWY 37 and HWY 18 east of
Grubbs. Water is encroaching on yards of homes on Pine Street in
Patterson. Many acres of cropland, pastures, and timber flooded in
Jackson and Woodruff counties.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 9.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 10.3
feet Sunday morning.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Alert: Flood Warning
Area(s): Perry, AR
Effective: 22apeor33ap -> 23apeor36ap
Onset: 22apeor33ap -> 23apeor45ap
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Urgency: Immediate
Issued By: NWS Little Rock AR on 22apeor33ap
Headline: Flood Warning issued May 22 at 12:33PM CDT until May 23 at 10:36PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Description: ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following river in
Arkansas...

Fourche Lafave River Near Houston affecting Perry County.

For the Fourche Lafave River...including Houston, Gravelly...Minor
flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Fourche Lafave River near Houston.

* WHEN...Until late tomorrow evening.

* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Agricultural lands along the Arkansas
River and up into the Fourche LaFave begin to flood. Equipment and
livestock should be moved to higher ground.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 25.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late this afternoon and continue falling to 16.9 feet Tuesday
morning.
- Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Alert: Flood Watch
Area(s): Benton; Carroll; Washington; Madison; Crawford; Franklin; Osage; Washington; Nowata; Craig; Ottawa; Pawnee; Tulsa; Rogers; Mayes; Delaware; Creek; Okfuskee; Okmulgee; Wagoner; Cherokee; Adair; Muskogee; McIntosh; Sequoyah
Effective: 22apeor22ap -> 26apeor0ap
Onset: 24aaeor0aa -> 23aaeor0aa
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Tulsa OK on 22apeor22ap
Headline: Flood Watch issued May 22 at 12:22PM CDT until May 26 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK
Description: * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Arkansas, including the following counties,
Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison and Washington AR and
Oklahoma, including the following counties, Adair, Cherokee,
Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, McIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata,
Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Rogers, Sequoyah,
Tulsa, Wagoner and Washington OK.

* WHEN...From late Friday night through Monday evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Multiple periods of heavy rainfall will accumulate across
portions of eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas Friday
through next Monday. Total rainfall accumulations of 4 to 6
inches with isolated amounts of 8 to 10 inches are forecast.
Expect both flash flooding and mainstem river flooding to
develop with these rainfall amounts.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Alert: Flood Warning
Area(s): Ashley, AR; Union, AR
Effective: 22aaeor41aa -> 25aaeor0aa
Onset: 22aaeor41aa -> 23aaeor45aa
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Urgency: Immediate
Issued By: NWS Shreveport LA on 22aaeor41aa
Headline: Flood Warning issued May 22 at 9:41AM CDT until May 25 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Description: ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Arkansas...

Ouachita River At Felsenthal Lock and Dam affecting Ashley and
Union Counties.

For the Ouachita River...including Felsenthal Lock and Dam...Minor
flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Ouachita River at Felsenthal Lock and Dam.

* WHEN...Until Sunday morning.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 70.4 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 65.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:30 AM CDT Thursday was 70.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early Saturday morning and continue falling to 69.6 feet
Tuesday morning.
- Flood stage is 70.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood