Cotton Plant, AR Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...White River At Augusta.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, Farm ground along the river in White and
Woodruff counties begin to flood. Seasonal agricultural impacts.
At 28.0 feet, Roads in Henry Gray Hurricane Lake Wildlife
Management area flooded. Thousands of acres of cultivated land
flooded in White and Woodruff counties.
At 30.0 feet, Thousands of acres of farm ground flooded. County
roads on both sides of the river are flooded, including County
Road 871 and 899.
At 32.0 feet, Thousands of acres of cropland and farm roads are
flooded in White and Woodruff counties. Water is isolating homes
and camps along the river in White and Woodruff counties.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 32.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to slowly fall to 32.0 feet
on Thursday (March 23), but remain above flood stage.
- Flood stage is 26.0 feet.


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Fld   Observed        Forecast 7 PM      Crest
Location   Stg   Stg Day/Time   Tue   Wed   Thu  Crest  Time  Date

White River
Augusta    26.0  32.3 Mon 7 PM  32.2 32.1 32.0   **FALLING**


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...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Cache River Near Patterson.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, Low swampy timberland along the river
begins to flood.
At 9.0 feet, Low swampy timberland along the river begins to
flood. Flood gates should be closed and equipment moved out of the
low grounds along the river and tributaries.
At 10.0 feet, Pastureland and cropland not protected by levees in
Jackson and Woodruff counties affected. Water is over portions of
State Highway 37 and deep along the shoulders of State Highway 18
near Grubbs. Water over portions of Woodruff County Road 775 north
of State Highway 260.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:15 PM CDT Monday the stage was 9.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 10.0
feet by Wednesday morning (March 22).
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.


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Fld   Observed        Forecast 7 PM      Crest
Location   Stg   Stg Day/Time   Tue   Wed   Thu  Crest  Time  Date

Cache River
Patterson  9.0   9.5  Mon 7 PM  9.8  10.0 9.9    10.0 7 AM 3/22


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...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...White River At Georgetown.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, Hurricane Lake Wildlife Management Area
and Raft Creek Bottoms inundated. Roads in the bottoms are flooded.
At 22.0 feet, Farm fields and farm roads on either side of Highway
36 west of Georgetown inundated.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 22.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to slowly fall to 21.9 feet
by Thursday (March 23), but remain above flood stage.
- Flood stage is 21.0 feet.


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Fld   Observed        Forecast 7 PM      Crest
Location   Stg   Stg Day/Time   Tue   Wed   Thu  Crest  Time  Date

White River
Georgetown 21.0  22.3 Mon 7 PM  22.1 22.0 21.9   **FALLING**


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