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.
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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 440 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM CST FRIDAY FOR
SMALL STREAMS IN CHICOT AND ASHLEY COUNTIES...AND MOREHOUSE PARISH...
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CONTINUES IN NORTHERN CHICOT COUNTY ALONG BIG
BAYOU...AS WELL AS SMALL BAYOUS AND STREAMS FEEDING INTO BAYOU
BARTHOLOMEW. BIG BAYOU IS AT VERY HIGH LEVELS...AND WILL LIKELY RISE
ANOTHER FOOT BEFORE CRESTING LATER THIS EVENING. THIS WILL MEAN
FLOODING ON THE EAST SIDE OF DERMOTT AND ALONG BIG BAYOU WILL
CONTINUE TO WORSEN THROUGH MID EVENING...BUT SHOULD THEN GRADUALLY
RECEDE.
ADDITIONALLY...FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND BAYOUS FEEDING INTO
BAYOU BARTHOLOMEW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AS THE BAYOU RISES AND
RUNOFF FROM RAINFALL OF THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS CONTINUES. THESE
SMALL STREAMS SHOULD BEGIN TO RECEDE LATER THIS EVENING AS RUNOFF
CEASES.
BAYOU BARTHOLOMEW ITSELF IS RISING SHARPLY THIS EVENING. THIS RISE
WILL SLOW BY FRIDAY...BUT A SLOW RISE WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL MORE
DAYS. THE BAYOU SHOULD PEAK JUST BELOW LEVELS OBSERVED IN LATE
OCTOBER OCTOBER AND EARLY NOVEMBER. THIS PEAK WILL OCCUR IN ABOUT 7
DAYS AT PORTLAND...AND 10 DAYS DOWNSTREAM AT JONES.
SOME ESTIMATED CRESTS ALONG THE BAYOUS...
BIG BAYOU AT DERMOTT...AROUND 15 FEET AT 9 PM TONIGHT
BAYOU BARTHOLOMEW AT PORTLAND...BETWEEN 35 AND 36 FEET AROUND DEC 31
BAYOU BARTHOLOMEW AT WILMOT...BETWEEN 25 AND 26 FEET AROUND JAN 4
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 3305 9204 3340 9170 3340 9146 3357 9144
3356 9135 3354 9133 3352 9129 3310 9134
3270 9173 3272 9206 3281 9205 3289 9208
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MVP/AEG
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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