Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
1023 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Arkansas...

  Cache River Near Patterson affecting Woodruff and Jackson
  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.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

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 Friday morning at 1030 AM CDT.

&&

ARC067-147-241530-
/O.EXT.KLZK.FL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-240528T0600Z/
/PTTA4.1.ER.240522T0900Z.240523T1415Z.240527T0000Z.NO/
1023 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Cache River near Patterson.

* WHEN...Until early Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Pastureland and cropland not protected by
  levees in Jackson and Woodruff counties affected. Water is over
  portions of State Highway 37 and deep along the shoulders of State
  Highway 18 near Grubbs. Water over portions of Woodruff County
  Road 775 north of State Highway 260.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:15 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 9.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    Sunday evening and continue falling to 8.3 feet Tuesday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

           Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location   Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

Cache River
Patterson  9.0   9.7   Thu 9 am CDT 9.6   9.4   9.1


&&

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


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