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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
935 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2012

...FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK...THE FLOOD 
WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ARKANSAS... 

  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.


&&

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935 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2012

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING 
CONTINUES FOR
  THE OUACHITA RIVER AT CAMDEN.
* UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 30.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 26.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON.


&&


             FLD  OBSERVED                  FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION     STG  STG  DAY TIME    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE

OUACHITA RIVER
  CAMDEN      26  30.0 THU 08 AM   28.7   26.8   24.7   23.7   23.0

$$

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935 AM CDT THU MAR 29 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 THURSDAY THE WATER ELEVATION WAS 85.6 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD ELEVATION IS 79.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 86.5 FEET BY 
  friday EARLY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS AT 85.0 FEET...THERE MAY BE SOME COUNTY ROADS ALONG THE RIVER
  FLOODED...REQUIRING LENGTHY DETOURS. RIVER IS HIGH AND SWIFT...BOATERS
  SHOULD BE VERY CAUTIOUS. ACCESS TO MANY OIL AND GAS RIGS WILL BE BY BOAT
  ONLY. LEVEE GATES SHOULD BE CLOSED.



&&


             FLD  OBSERVED                  FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION     STG  STG  DAY TIME    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE

OUACHITA RIVER
  THATCHER L  79  85.6 THU 07 AM   86.4   86.4   86.3   86.2   86.1

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