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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
832 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2011

...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.


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832 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE OUACHITA RIVER AT THATCHER LOCK AND DAM NEAR CALION.
* UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  7:00 AM SUNDAY THE WATER ELEVATION WAS 80.8 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
  BY MONDAY MORNING. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION FOR
  FURTHER UPDATES.



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             FLD  OBSERVED                  FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION     STG  STG  DAY TIME    MON    TUE    WED    THU    FRI

OUACHITA RIVER
  THATCHER L  79  80.8 SUN 07 AM   79.1   77.3   77.0   77.0   77.0

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