Fort Smith, AR Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.

* WHERE...Arkansas River at Van Buren.

* WHEN...Until late this evening.

* IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, minor lowland flooding occurs along the
shoreline from the I-540 bridge east towards Lavaca.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:00 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 22.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is falling and expected to fall below
flood stage late this afternoon.
- Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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