000 WGUS84 KLZK 030128 FLSLZK FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 828 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2011 ...FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ARKANSAS... WHITE RIVER AT NEWPORT AFFECTING INDEPENDENCE AND JACKSON COUNTIES WHITE RIVER AT AUGUSTA AFFECTING WHITE AND WOODRUFF 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. && ARC063-067-031628- /O.CON.KLZK.FL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /NPTA4.3.ER.110427T0436Z.110505T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 828 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WHITE RIVER AT NEWPORT. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:45 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 33.1 FEET. * MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND RECORD FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 26.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 36.0 FEET BY THURSDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PLEASE MONITOR LATEST FORECASTS FOR ANY UPDATES. * IMPACTS AT 36 FEET...THE 1 PERCENT CHANCE FLOOD EVENT WAS DETERMINED TO BE 36.6 FEET AT NEWPORT. STAGE OF 35.9 FEET EXPERIENCED APRIL 1945...PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION OF FLOOD CONTROL RESERVOIRS UPSTREAM. && FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME TUE WED THU FRI SAT LOWER WHITE RIVER NEWPORT 26 33.1 MON 08 PM 33.7 35.2 36.0 35.8 35.1 $$ ARC145-147-031627- /O.CON.KLZK.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /AUGA4.3.ER.000000T0000Z.110506T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 828 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WHITE RIVER AT AUGUSTA. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 38.8 FEET. * MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 26.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 40.0 FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PLEASE MONITOR LATEST FORECASTS FOR ANY UPDATES. * IMPACT AT 40 FEET...SERIOUS PROBLEMS IN WHITE AND WOODRUFF COUNTIES. STATE HIGHWAY 33 NORTH OF AUGUSTA FLOODED. TAYLOR BAY HOMES AND TRAILORS FLOODED. WATER ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 64 AS FAR WEST AS WORDEN. MANY HOMES AND CAMPS FLOODED ALONG THE RIVER NEAR TAYLOR BAY IN WOODRUFF COUNTY AND ACROSS THE RIVER IN WHITE COUNTY. CREST HISTORY...38.4 FEET IN MARCH 2008...38.3 FEET IN DECEMBER 1982...AND 37.8 FEET IN APRIL 2008. && FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 7AM LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME TUE WED THU FRI SAT LOWER WHITE RIVER AUGUSTA 26 38.8 MON 08 PM 39.1 39.6 39.8 40.0 40.0 $$