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Georgetown Observers and Record Stage Recognized |
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| National Weather Service (NWS) officials along with the US Army Corps of Engineers recognized Arkansas’ all-time record river level on the White River at Georgetown (White County). |
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A ceremony was held at the Georgetown Community Center on May 4th, 2012 at 1:00 pm CDT. |
| In the picture: Chuck and Debra Lang, National Weather Service cooperative observers in Georgetown (White County), were presented with a Certificate of Recognition on 05/04/2012. Click to enlarge. |
| In May 2011, Georgetown reached a record stage of 33.95 feet. This was one of several records along the Black and White Rivers. The previous record was 32.80 feet in February 1949. In March 2008, the crest was 30.18 feet. |
| Crests Along Black and White Rivers |
| Location |
River |
Crest (ft) |
Flood Stage (ft) |
Date |
Crest (ft) |
Date |
| Corning (Clay Co) |
Black |
15.92 |
15 |
03/22/2008 |
18.12R |
04/28/2011 |
| Pocahontas (Randolph Co) |
Black |
26.56 |
17 |
03/22/2008 |
28.47R |
04/28/2011 |
| Black Rock (Lawrence Co) |
Black |
29.71 |
14 |
03/20/2008 |
30.45 |
04/26/2011 |
| Newport (Jackson Co) |
White |
33.87 |
26 |
03/21/2008 |
34.17 |
05/04/2011 |
| Augusta (Woodruff Co) |
White |
38.41 |
26 |
03/22/2008 |
40.80 |
05/05/2011 |
| Georgetown (White Co) |
White |
30.18 |
21 |
03/24/2008 |
33.95R |
05/06/2011 |
| Des Arc (Prairie Co) |
White |
33.74 |
24 |
03/25/2008 |
39.43R |
05/07/2011 |
| Clarendon (Monroe Co) |
White |
33.04 |
26 |
03/29/2008 |
37.54 |
05/10/2011 |
| Note: "R" is record crest. |
| Stage information would not have been available without the heroic efforts of Chuck and Debra Lang, long time National Weather Service cooperative weather observers in Georgetown. |
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| In the picture: Attendees of the ceremony included (from left) Tamara Jenkins, White County Emergency Manager; Ron Synder, Mayor of Georgetown; Chuck Lang, NWS Coop Observer; Eddie Stephenson, Fire Chief; Debra Lang, NWS Coop Observer; Michael Lincoln, White County Judge. Click to enlarge. |
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Even as the town became cut off by water (Highway 36 was flooded by the White River), they remained dedicated by providing critical weather and river level information that allowed the NWS to continue its mission by providing lifesaving flood warnings.
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