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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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 940 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 700 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 74.7 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD POOL STAGE IS 70 FEET.
* FORECAST...DUE TO THE RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL...EXPECT A NEW RISE
AND CREST NEAR 79.0 FEET DURING JANUARY 8TH INTO THE NEW YEAR.
* FLOODING WILL CONTINUE IN THE FELSENTHAL WILDLIFE REFUGE AND THE
LOWER TRIBUTARIES OF THE OUACHITA RIVER THROUGH AT LEAST THE END OF
JANUARY.
$$
FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 433 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
* THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
* HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT...AND LAST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL TOTALS OF
TWO TO FOUR INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...AND THIS WILL FALL ON TOP OF
SOILS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN OF UP TO AN INCH WEDNESDAY. HEAVIER
RAIN AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR IN STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP.
RAPIDLY RISING WATER WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH
AREA...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS AND IN AREAS WHERE DRAINAGE IS
POOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
$$
WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1004 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
TODAY ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING THE
REGION. THESE WINDS WILL ABRUPTLY SHIFT TO THE WEST AS A SQUALL LINE
PASSES THROUGH THE AREA FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.
THE WEST WINDS SHOULD DECREASE THIS EVENING TO AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR OCCASIONALLY BRING DOWN
LARGE LIMBS AND ROTTED TREES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY AND PROPERTY
DAMAGE. EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS DURING THESE STRONG WINDS.
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