Newport, AR Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

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

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

* WHERE...Black River at Black Rock.

* WHEN...Until late Friday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Agricultural land is flooding along both
banks of the river in Lawrence, Independence, and Jackson
counties. Minor flooding in Powhatan Community and Courthouse
State Park.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 18.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Thursday afternoon and continue falling to 13.9 feet Thursday
evening.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location   Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sun   Mon   Tue

Black River
Black Rock 14.0  18.6  Sat 7 pm CDT 17.5  16.4  15.4


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...FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...White River at Newport.

* WHEN...Until early Wednesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, Many thousands of acres of cropland are
inundated. Water is near State Highway 14. Many private levees are
overtopped allowing the river to flood cropland. Water in portions
of Jacksonport State Park that are on river side of levee.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 25.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 14.5 feet
Tuesday, June 10.
- Action stage is 21.5 feet.
- Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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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 10.5 feet, Water deep over Woodruff County Road 775
north of HWY 260, and intersection of HWY 37 and HWY 18 east of
Grubbs. Water is encroaching on yards of homes on Pine Street in
Patterson. Many acres of cropland, pastures, and timber flooded in
Jackson and Woodruff counties.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:15 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 10.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise back to a crest of
10.6 feet just after midnight tonight...then slowly fall.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location   Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Sun   Mon   Tue

Cache River
Patterson  9.0   10.6  Sat 7 pm CDT 10.5  10.5  10.3


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