FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 949 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
MONROE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS
ARKANSAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
BRADLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
CLEVELAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
DESHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
DREW COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
CALHOUN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS
EASTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS
* UNTIL 145 PM CST
* AT 945 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHOWED WIDESPREAD SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BUILDING INTO MUCH OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES HAVE BEEN COMMON...WITH FLASH
FLOODING LIKELY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BRINKLEY...
STUTTGART...PINE BLUFF...FORDYCE...WARREN...STAR CITY AND
MONTICELLO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 3328 9245 3354 9277 3372 9258 3393 9263
3414 9247 3407 9223 3449 9220 3457 9138
3492 9135 3501 9114 3414 9108 3410 9087
3400 9108 3368 9103 3371 9120 3351 9125
3356 9143 3338 9146 3339 9195 3316 9213
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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 911 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE SALINE RIVER NEAR RYE.
* FROM MONDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 7:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.4 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 26.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 28.0 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING JANUARY 3RD 2010.
* IMPACT...COUNTY ROADS IN SOUTHWESTERN DREW AND EASTERN BRADLEY COUNTIES
MAY BE FLOODED. SOME HOMES AND CABINS MAY BE ISOLATED BY HIGH WATER.
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME FRI SAT SUN MON TUE
SALINE RIVER
RYE 26 15.4 THU 07 AM 22.3 23.5 24.4 25.8 26.2
$$
FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 910 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE OUACHITA RIVER AT THATCHER LOCK AND DAM NEAR CALION.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 7:00 AM THURSDAY THE WATER SURFACE ELEVATION WAS 78.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD ELEVATION IS 79.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD ELEVATION BY LATE THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 87.0 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING JANUARY 2, 2010.
* IMPACTS...THERE MAY BE SOME COUNTY ROADS ALONG THE RIVER FLOODED...REQUIRING
LENGTHY DETOURS. RIVER IS HIGH AND SWIFT...BOATERS SHOULD BE VERY CAUTIOUS.
ACCESS TO MANY OIL AND GAS RIGS WILL BE BY BOAT ONLY. LEVEE GATES SHOULD BE CLOSED.
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME FRI SAT SUN MON TUE
OUACHITA RIVER
THATCHER L 79 78.0 THU 07 AM 81.7 83.2 83.5 83.8 84.4
$$
LAKE WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 352 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY.
* WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY...AND WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY
THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY.
* SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH TODAY WILL SHIFT TO THE
WEST AND SOUTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON...AND WILL INCREASE TO
25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS COULD EXCEED 40 MPH. GIVEN THIS...A WIND
ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE POSTED FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. WEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE ON
CHRISTMAS DAY.
* WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON AREA BODIES
OF WATER. SMALL CRAFT WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. IF
WIND GUSTS BECOME STRONG ENOUGH...TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE
DOWNED IN SOME AREAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BOATERS WILL NEED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION IF THEY DECIDE TO
GO OUT ON THE WATER. REMEMBER...DUE TO REDUCED FRICTION...WINDS
OVER OPEN WATER ARE STRONGER THAN THOSE REPORTED AT STATIONS ON
LAND.
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