Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
856 PM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024

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

  Ouachita River At Thatcher L&D affecting Calhoun, Bradley and
  Union Counties.

For the Ouachita River...including Jones Mill Dcp, Arkadelphia,
Camden, Thatcher L&D...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 Friday evening at 900 PM CDT.

&&

ARC011-013-139-300200-
/O.NEW.KLZK.FL.W.0023.240330T0000Z-240403T1800Z/
/CALA4.1.ER.240330T0000Z.240331T1200Z.240402T1200Z.NO/
856 PM CDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING TO EARLY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Ouachita River at Thatcher L&D.

* WHEN...From Friday evening to early Wednesday 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 Thursday the stage was 78.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    Friday evening to a crest of 79.5 feet Sunday morning. It
    will then fall below flood stage Tuesday morning.
  - Flood stage is 79.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

                Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location        Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

Ouachita River
Thatcher L&D    78.5  79.0  Thu 8 pm CDT 79.0  79.4  79.5

&&

LAT...LON 3311 9223 3323 9236 3329 9261 3338 9247
      3333 9226 3322 9212


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