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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
1228 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025

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112-113-121>123-130-137-138-140-141-203-212-213-221>223-230-237-238-
240-241-313-340-341-041000-
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Marion-Baxter-Fulton-Sharp-Randolph-Stone-Izard-Independence-
Lawrence-Cleburne-Jackson-Conway-Faulkner-White-Woodruff-Perry-
Garland-Saline-Pulaski-Lonoke-Prairie-Monroe-Pike-Clark-Hot
Spring-Grant-Jefferson-Arkansas-Dallas-Cleveland-Lincoln-Desha-
Ouachita-Calhoun-Bradley-Drew-Boone County Except Southwest-
Newton County Higher Elevations-Searcy County Lower Elevations-
Southern Johnson County-Southern Pope County-Southeast Van Buren
County-Western and Northern Logan County-Northern Scott County-
Northwest Yell County-Polk County Lower Elevations-Central and
Eastern Montgomery County-Boone County Higher Elevations-Newton
County Lower Elevations-Northwest Searcy County Higher Elevations-
Johnson County Higher Elevations-Pope County Higher Elevations-
Van Buren County Higher Elevations-Southern and Eastern Logan
County-Central and Southern Scott County-Yell Excluding Northwest-
Northern Polk County Higher Elevations-Northern Montgomery County
Higher Elevations-Eastern, Central, and Southern Searcy County
Higher Elevations-Southeast Polk County Higher Elevations-
Southwest Montgomery County Higher Elevations-
Including the cities of Augusta, Dumas, Pine Bluff, McGehee,
Cabot, Pocahontas, Fairfield Bay, Grannis, Oark, Acorn, Hatfield,
Saint Joe, Summit, Mammoth Spring, Y City, Hardy, Hartman,
Mansfield, Hampton, Dardanelle, Lonoke, Fordyce, Mena, Ozone,
Mount Magazine, Caulksville, Cotton Plant, Rison, Coal Hill,
Melbourne, Boxley, Bryant, Cave City, Pindall, Bull Shoals,
Mountain View, Heber Springs, Attica, Atkins, Arbaugh, Flippin,
Harrison, Boles, Sugar Grove, Cherokee Village, Morrilton,
Gilbert, Clinton, Norman, Beebe, Story, Scotland, Stuttgart,
Pelsor, Calico Rock, Batesville, Danville, Yellville, Hector,
Botkinburg, Nunley, Conway, Waldron, Paris, Warren, Booneville,
Clarendon, Damascus, Hot Springs, De Witt, Horseshoe Bend,
Benton, Marshall, London, Ponca, Des Arc, Dennard, Walnut Ridge,
De Valls Bluff, Star City, Thornton, Newport, Monticello,
Murfreesboro, Plainview, Oxford, Brinkley, Big Fork, Little Rock,
Mountain Home, Sheridan, Ash Flat, Hazen, McCrory, Jasper,
Leslie, Ola, Camden, Perryville, Kingsland, Gould, Rich Mountain,
Glenwood, Knoxville, Malvern, Hartley, Blue Mountain, Nogo, Mount
Ida, Albert, Subiaco, Deer, North Little Rock, Shirley, Searcy,
Waveland, Tilly, Western Grove, Arkadelphia, Clarksville,
Russellville, Mountain Fork, Hoxie, and Havana
1228 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

...THIS IS A PARTICULARY DANGEROUS SITUATION...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
  possible.

* WHERE...Portions of central, eastern, north central, southeast,
  southwest, and western Arkansas, including the following areas, in
  central Arkansas, Conway, Faulkner, Garland, Grant, Lonoke,
  Northwest Yell County, Perry, Pope County Higher Elevations,
  Prairie, Pulaski, Saline, Southern Pope County, White and Yell
  Excluding Northwest. In eastern Arkansas, Jackson, Lawrence,
  Monroe, Randolph and Woodruff. In north central Arkansas, Baxter,
  Boone County Except Southwest, Boone County Higher Elevations,
  Cleburne, Eastern, Central, and Southern Searcy County Higher
  Elevations, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Marion, Newton County
  Higher Elevations, Newton County Lower Elevations, Northwest
  Searcy County Higher Elevations, Searcy County Lower Elevations,
  Sharp, Southeast Van Buren County, Stone and Van Buren County
  Higher Elevations. In southeast Arkansas, Arkansas, Bradley,
  Cleveland, Desha, Drew, Jefferson and Lincoln. In southwest
  Arkansas, Calhoun, Clark, Dallas, Hot Spring, Ouachita and Pike.
  In western Arkansas, Central and Eastern Montgomery County,
  Central and Southern Scott County, Johnson County Higher
  Elevations, Northern Montgomery County Higher Elevations, Northern
  Polk County Higher Elevations, Northern Scott County, Polk County
  Lower Elevations, Southeast Polk County Higher Elevations,
  Southern Johnson County, Southern and Eastern Logan County,
  Southwest Montgomery County Higher Elevations and Western and
  Northern Logan County.

* WHEN...Through Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff from an extremely rare multi-day heavy
  rainfall event is expected to result in the flooding of rivers,
  creeks, steams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
  Extensive rare, and at times catastrophic, flash flooding is
  likely if forecast rainfall totals are realized. Flash flood water
  levels may reach areas that rarely or have never flooded before in
  addition to the threat faced by low-lying areas. The potential for
  rare flash flooding may pose a significant threat to life and
  property.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - Continuing on Thursday, a multi-day heavy rainfall event is
    expected to set up along a stalled frontal boundary extending
    from southwest to northeast across Arkansas. While this
    boundary may drift northwest or southeast each day across the
    state, multiple rounds of heavy thunderstorms are expected to
    drop 6 to 10 inches of rain across the flood watch area.
    Isolated pockets of 12 to 15 inches of rain are also possible
    wherever heavy thunderstorms fall over the same area for
    consecutive days. The forecast heavy rainfall in this event
    has a return interval of anywhere from 25 to 100 years. In
    other words a heavy rainfall event of this magnitude falling
    within 4 days is an event that happens once in a generation
    to once in a lifetime. Historic rainfall totals and impacts
    are possible.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

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