Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
940 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024

...The National Weather Service in Little Rock AR has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Arkansas...

  Cache River Near Patterson affecting Jackson and Woodruff
  Counties.

For the Cache River...including Patterson...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 945 AM CDT.

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940 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Cache River near Patterson.

* WHEN...From Wednesday morning until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Low swampy timberland along the river
  begins to flood. Flood gates should be closed and equipment moved
  out of the low grounds along the river and tributaries.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:15 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 7.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late Wednesday morning and continue rising to a crest of 9.5
    feet Thursday evening.
  - Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

           Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location   Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Wed   Thu   Fri

Cache River
Patterson  9.0   7.8   Tue 9 am CDT 8.9   9.4   9.5


&&

LAT...LON 3510 9133 3522 9128 3539 9123 3538 9113
      3521 9117 3508 9122


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