FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1201 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
FAULKNER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
LONOKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
PRAIRIE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
WHITE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
JACKSON COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS
NORTHERN MONROE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS
WOODRUFF COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS
CLEBURNE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
INDEPENDENCE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
* UNTIL 400 AM CST
* AT 1156 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO NOTED. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO
THREE INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED SINCE EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. AN
ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH
FLASH FLOODING LIKELY TO OCCUR.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CONWAY...
SEARCY...LONOKE...HEBER SPRINGS...BRINKLEY...NEWPORT...BATESVILLE
AND TUCKERMAN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
LAT...LON 3500 9114 3477 9109 3457 9129 3449 9159
3451 9203 3463 9210 3502 9206 3507 9213
3497 9257 3536 9248 3537 9225 3571 9223
3570 9183 3582 9186 3594 9176 3590 9104
3552 9103 3536 9119 3535 9104 3501 9104
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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 747 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE WHITE RIVER AT AUGUSTA.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 7:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 31.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 26.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 33.0 FEET BY
MONDAY EVENING.
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT SUN MON
LOWER WHITE RIVER
AUGUSTA 26 31.5 WED 07 PM 31.9 32.4 32.8 32.9 33.0
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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 747 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE WHITE RIVER AT GEORGETOWN.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 7:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.1 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 23.0 FEET BY
EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON DECEMBER 29TH.
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT SUN MON
LOWER WHITE RIVER
GEORGETOWN 21 21.1 WED 07 PM 21.5 22.3 22.8 23.0 23.0
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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 747 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD
WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE LITTLE RED RIVER AT JUDSONIA.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SATURDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 7:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.3 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THURSDAY
AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 33.0 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING.
THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY MORNING.
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT SUN MON
LITTLE RED RIVER
JUDSONIA 30 25.3 WED 07 PM 30.5 30.6 26.9 26.5 26.2
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FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 301 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS...EASTERN ARKANSAS...NORTH
CENTRAL ARKANSAS...SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS AND
WESTERN ARKANSAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL
ARKANSAS...CONWAY...FAULKNER...GARLAND...GRANT...LONOKE...
PERRY...POPE...PRAIRIE...PULASKI...SALINE...WHITE AND YELL. IN
EASTERN ARKANSAS...JACKSON...MONROE AND WOODRUFF. IN NORTH
CENTRAL ARKANSAS...BAXTER...BOONE...CLEBURNE...FULTON...
INDEPENDENCE...IZARD...MARION...NEWTON...SEARCY...SHARP...
STONE AND VAN BUREN. IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...ARKANSAS...
BRADLEY...CLEVELAND...DESHA...DREW...JEFFERSON AND LINCOLN. IN
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...CALHOUN...CLARK...DALLAS...HOT SPRING...
OUACHITA AND PIKE. IN WESTERN ARKANSAS...JOHNSON...LOGAN...
MONTGOMERY...POLK AND SCOTT.
* THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
* RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
WIDESPREAD TWO TO THREE INCH AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY
OVER FOUR INCHES POSSIBLE. THIS MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING IN
SOME AREAS.
* VEGETATION HAS BECOME MOSTLY DORMANT...AND WILL NOT USE NEARLY
AS MUCH WATER AS DURING THE GROWING SEASON. GIVEN THIS...RAIN
WILL NOT GO INTO THE SOIL AS READILY...WITH HIGH WATER
PROBLEMS BECOMING MORE OF A CONCERN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO
TAKE ACTION IF FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED.
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LAKE WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 257 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM
CST FRIDAY...
THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO
6 PM CST FRIDAY.
* WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY...AND WILL REMAIN STRONG AND
GUSTY THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
* SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH ON THURSDAY 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 THE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING TIME FRAME. WEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH
WILL CONTINUE ON FRIDAY.
* 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 THURSDAY 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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