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
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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
$$
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FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 350 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS...EASTERN ARKANSAS...NORTH
CENTRAL ARKANSAS...SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS AND
WESTERN ARKANSAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL
ARKANSAS...CONWAY...FAULKNER...GARLAND...GRANT...LONOKE...
PERRY...POPE...PRAIRIE...PULASKI...SALINE...WHITE AND YELL. IN
EASTERN ARKANSAS...JACKSON...MONROE AND WOODRUFF. IN NORTH
CENTRAL ARKANSAS...BAXTER...BOONE...CLEBURNE...FULTON...
INDEPENDENCE...IZARD...MARION...NEWTON...SEARCY...SHARP...
STONE AND VAN BUREN. IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...ARKANSAS...
BRADLEY...CLEVELAND...DESHA...DREW...JEFFERSON AND LINCOLN. IN
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...CALHOUN...CLARK...DALLAS...HOT SPRING...
OUACHITA AND PIKE. IN WESTERN ARKANSAS...JOHNSON...LOGAN...
MONTGOMERY...POLK AND SCOTT.
* UNTIL NOON CST TODAY
* RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY. WIDESPREAD ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS
OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THIS MAY CAUSE FLASH
FLOODING IN SOME AREAS.
* VEGETATION HAS BECOME MOSTLY DORMANT...AND WILL NOT USE NEARLY AS
MUCH WATER AS DURING THE GROWING SEASON. GIVEN THIS...RAIN WILL
NOT GO INTO THE SOIL AS READILY...WITH HIGH WATER PROBLEMS
BECOMING MORE OF A CONCERN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO
TAKE ACTION IF FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED.
$$
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LAKE WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 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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