Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
500 WGUS84 KLZK 281533 RRB FLSLZK Flood Statement National Weather Service Little Rock AR 1033 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024 ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Arkansas... Black River At Pocahontas affecting Randolph County. For the Black River...including Corning, Pocahontas, Black Rock... Minor flooding is forecast. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && ARC121-291545- /O.EXT.KLZK.FL.W.0038.240529T1500Z-000000T0000Z/ /POCA4.1.ER.240529T1500Z.240531T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1033 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Black River at Pocahontas. * WHEN...From Wednesday morning until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Agricultural lands along the river east and south of Pocahontas will be impacted by high water. Equipment and livestock should be moved to higher ground. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 16.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tomorrow morning and continue rising to a crest of 18.5 feet Friday morning. - Flood stage is 17.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && Fld Observed Forecast 1 pm Crest Location Stg Stg Day/Time Wed Thu Fri Crest Time Date Black River Pocahontas 17.0 16.1 Tue 10 am 17.1 17.9 18.5 18.5 7 am 5/31 && LAT...LON 3612 9115 3625 9106 3630 9095 3620 9089 3617 9098 3610 9101 $$ 53