Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR
924 WGUS84 KLZK 120058 FLSLZK Flood Statement National Weather Service Little Rock AR 758 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024 ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Arkansas... Ouachita River At Thatcher L&D affecting Union, Bradley and Calhoun Counties. For the Ouachita River...including Jones Mill Dcp, Arkadelphia, Camden, Thatcher L&D...Minor flooding is forecast. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. 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 Sunday evening at 800 PM CDT. && ARC011-013-139-130100- /O.CON.KLZK.FL.W.0029.000000T0000Z-240513T2200Z/ /CALA4.1.ER.240506T2130Z.240510T1215Z.240512T1600Z.NO/ 758 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024 ...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Ouachita River at Thatcher L&D. * WHEN...Until Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 79.0 feet, Property in low lying areas needs to be removed. Access roads to oil and gas rigs may be flooded. Levee gates should be closed before the river reaches 80 feet. There is minor flooding at this level. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:30 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 79.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late Sunday morning and continue falling to 77.0 feet Thursday evening. - Flood stage is 79.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && Fld Observed Forecasts (7 pm CDT) Location Stg Stg Day/Time Sun Mon Tue Ouachita River Thatcher L&D 79.0 79.5 Sat 7 pm CDT 78.7 77.4 77.0 && LAT...LON 3311 9223 3323 9236 3329 9261 3338 9247 3333 9226 3322 9212 $$ 72