000 WGUS84 KLZK 120122 FLSLZK FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 822 PM CDT WED APR 11 2012 ...FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ARKANSAS... 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. && ARC011-013-139-121622- /O.CON.KLZK.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120413T1959Z/ /CALA4.1.ER.120321T1915Z.120330T1200Z.120412T1359Z.NO/ 822 PM CDT WED APR 11 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OUACHITA RIVER AT THATCHER LOCK AND DAM NEAR CALION. * UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE WATER ELEVATION WAS 80.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD ELEVATION IS 79.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD ELEVATION ON THURSDAY. && FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME THU FRI SAT SUN MON OUACHITA RIVER THATCHER L 79 80.0 WED 07 AM 79.1 77.8 77.1 77.1 77.1 $$ 225