Fort Smith, AR Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO LATE THURSDAY
EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Arkansas River at Van Buren.

* WHEN...From this morning to late Thursday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, minor lowland flooding occurs along the
shoreline from the I-540 bridge east towards Lavaca. Some rural
roads near Lavaca may be impassable. Parts of Kelley Park
northwest of downtown Fort Smith experience minor flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 22.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 24.1
feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood
stage Thursday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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