000 WGUS84 KLZK 211506 FLSLZK FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1006 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ARKANSAS... OUACHITA RIVER AT ARKADELPHIA AFFECTING CLARK AND HOT SPRING COUNTIES OUACHITA RIVER AT CAMDEN AFFECTING CALHOUN AND OUACHITA COUNTIES OUACHITA RIVER AT THATCHER LOCK AND DAM NEAR CALION AFFECTING CALHOUN...UNION AND BRADLEY COUNTIES RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON CURRENT CONDITIONS AND RAINFALL FORECASTED TO OCCUR OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS. DURING PERIODS OF FLOODING...EVENING FORECASTS ARE REISSUED WITH UPDATED RAINFALL FORECASTS. OBSERVED AND FORECASTED STAGE DATA PLOTS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE WEB PAGE AT... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LZK UNDER THE CURRENT CONDITIONS SECTION...SELECT RIVER AND LAKES AHPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. EVERYONE WITH PROPERTY OR OTHER INTEREST ALONG STREAMS AND RIVERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER FORECAST. SHOULD CONDITIONS CHANGE...LOOK FOR RIVER FORECAST OR FLOOD WARNINGS FOR USE IN MAKING INFORMED DECISIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. && ARC019-059-220606- /O.EXT.KLZK.FL.W.0019.120321T2254Z-120324T0400Z/ /AKDA4.1.ER.120321T2254Z.120322T1200Z.120322T2200Z.NO/ 1006 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OUACHITA RIVER AT ARKADELPHIA. * FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO FRIDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 19.0 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS AT 19.0 FEET...STATE HIGHWAY 7 AND 51 RAILROAD UNDERPASS FLOODED. FIELDS AND TIMBER ALONG THE RIVER FLOODED. && FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT SUN MON OUACHITA RIVER ARKADELPHI 17 14.0 WED 09 AM 19.0 13.3 9.9 9.8 9.6 $$ ARC013-103-220605- /O.EXT.KLZK.FL.W.0020.120323T2212Z-000000T0000Z/ /CAMA4.1.ER.120323T2212Z.120326T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1006 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OUACHITA RIVER AT CAMDEN. * FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 26.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 31.0 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS AT 30.0 FEET...STATE HIGHWAY 7 NORTH OF CAMDEN FLOODS...WITH DETOURS NEARBY. PORTIONS OF SANDY BEACH PARK WILL FLOOD. SOME COUNTY ROADS NORTH AND EAST OF CAMDEN BEGIN TO FLOOD. && FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT SUN MON OUACHITA RIVER CAMDEN 26 18.1 WED 09 AM 21.2 24.5 28.2 30.3 31.0 $$ ARC011-013-139-220605- /O.CON.KLZK.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /CALA4.1.ER.120321T1800Z.120329T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1006 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OUACHITA RIVER AT THATCHER LOCK AND DAM NEAR CALION. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE WATER ELEVATION WAS 78.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD ELEVATION IS 79.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD ELEVATION BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 83.0 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING...MARCH 29TH. * IMPACTS AT 80.0 FEET...LEVEE GATES SHOULD BE CLOSED TO PREVENT THE RIVER FROM BACKING INTO CALION LAKE. ACCESS TO OIL AND GAS RIGS AND TO TIMBER IS FLOODED. THERE IS WIDE COVERAGE OF FLOODING IN THE RIVER BOTTOMS. && FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT SUN MON OUACHITA RIVER THATCHER L 79 78.4 WED 07 AM 80.0 80.4 80.9 81.3 81.7 $$