FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 634 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
SOUTHEASTERN GARLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
GRANT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
SOUTH CENTRAL SALINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN CLEVELAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
WESTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS
CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS
DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS
HOT SPRING COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS
OUACHITA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS
PIKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WESTERN ARKANSAS
* UNTIL 1030 AM CST
* AT 627 AM CST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED
TO INDICATE A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE
AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE TO SIX INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED
SINCE LATE WEDNESDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MID MORNING. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF
RIVERS...STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS OVER CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDE MALVERN...
SHERIDAN...ARKADELPHIA...GLENWOOD...AND CAMDEN.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 3338 9310 3379 9309 3385 9328 3397 9338
3401 9381 3418 9381 3419 9392 3435 9393
3439 9295 3451 9291 3451 9273 3441 9268
3449 9221 3407 9223 3406 9247 3372 9258
3365 9273 3355 9277 3344 9269 3337 9256
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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 904 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE OUACHITA RIVER AT ARKADELPHIA.
* UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:00 AM THURSDAY THE ESTIMATED STAGE WAS 20.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 25.5 FEET BY FRIDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...ARKADELPHIA AIRPORT MAY BE CLOSED. FLOODING IN PORTIONS OF ARKADELPHIA.
STATE HIGHWAY 7 EAST OF ARKADELPHIA FLOODED. RAILROAD UNDERPASS FLOODED.
CLARK COUNTY ROADS 9...17...19...21...28...138...AND 304 FLOODED.
LONG DETOURS AROUND FLOODED AREAS.
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME FRI SAT SUN MON TUE
OUACHITA RIVER
ARKADELPHI 17 E 20.0 THU 08 AM 25.5 25.0 18.7 9.9 7.7
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 407 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
CENTRAL HOT SPRING COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS
* UNTIL 1130 AM CST
* AT 404 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS
WERE CONTINUING TO MONITOR RELEASES FROM REMMEL DAM...DUE TO THE
HEAVY RAINFALL THAT FELL ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT.
* THE SITUATION ALONG THE OUACHITA RIVER IN HOT SPRING COUNTY IS
BECOMING MORE SERIOUS. THE CURRENT FLOW RATE FROM REMMEL DAM IS
NOW 56 THOUSAND CUBIC FEET PER SECOND. SOME RESIDENCES IN THE
FLOOD PLAIN MAY BECOME CUT OFF DUE TO LOW LYING ROADS FLOODING.
LIVESTOCK AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE MOVED OUT OF THE FLOODPLAIN.
FLOODED ROADWAYS SHOULD BE AVOIDED. DRIVING INTO FLOODED ROADWAYS
IS ONE OF THE TOP WEATHER RELATED KILLERS. REMEMBER...TURN
AROUND...DONT DROWN. INITIAL IMPACTS FROM THE INCREASED REMMEL DAM
RELEASES WILL REACH THE BRIDGE ON INTERSTATE 30 NEAR MALVERN
WITHIN 1 TO 2 HOURS...WITH MAXIMUM IMPACTS OCCURRING WITHIN THE
NEXT 2 TO 3 HOURS. INITIAL IMPACTS WILL REACH DONALDSON WITHIN THE
NEXT 3 TO 6 HOURS...WITH THE MAXIMUM IMPACTS OCCURRING WITHIN THE
NEXT 6 TO 8 HOURS. IMPACTS WILL REACH FRIENDSHIP IN ABOUT 10 TO 12
HOURS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO AREAS
ALONG THE OUACHITA RIVER NEAR OAK GROVE...MIDWAY...FRIENDSHIP AND
JONES MILL.
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 3436 9291 3439 9286 3442 9292 3445 9288
3444 9286 3440 9282 3423 9292 3421 9297
3422 9301
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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 943 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
CONWAY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN FAULKNER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
GARLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
NORTHERN GRANT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
WEST CENTRAL LONOKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
PERRY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
SOUTHERN POPE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
PULASKI COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
SALINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
YELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
NORTHERN HOT SPRING COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS
SOUTHEASTERN LOGAN COUNTY IN WESTERN ARKANSAS
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN WESTERN ARKANSAS
EXTREME EAST CENTRAL POLK COUNTY IN WESTERN ARKANSAS
EASTERN SCOTT COUNTY IN WESTERN ARKANSAS
* UNTIL 130 PM CST
* AT 935 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN
ACROSS THE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE TO SIX INCHES HAVE
BEEN REPORTED SINCE LATE WEDNESDAY...WITH LOCALLY MORE.
THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING...WITH SOME
ROADS UNDER WATER AND CLOSED. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME WATER RESCUES
AS WELL...WITH PEOPLE STRANDED DUE TO HIGH WATER. MORE
PRECIPITATION WILL AGGRAVATE FLOOD PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDE MALVERN...DANVILLE...
MOUNT IDA...MORRILTON...HOT SPRINGS...BENTON AND LITTLE ROCK.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN
REPORTED. PEOPLE IN AFFECTED AREAS SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY
PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.
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.
LAT...LON 3468 9393 3476 9371 3513 9370 3521 9328
3531 9327 3512 9306 3517 9286 3547 9284
3546 9247 3499 9260 3486 9244 3493 9223
3502 9222 3502 9207 3449 9203 3441 9268
3451 9273 3451 9291 3439 9295 3436 9393
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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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