Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Little Rock, AR

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
849 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Arkansas...

  Black River At Black Rock affecting Jackson, Lawrence and
  Independence Counties.

  Ouachita River At Thatcher L&D affecting Calhoun, Union and
  Bradley Counties.

For the Black River...including Corning, Pocahontas, Black Rock...
Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Ouachita River...including Jones Mill Dcp, Arkadelphia,
Camden, Thatcher L&D...Minor flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

River forecasts are based on current conditions and rainfall
forecasted to occur over the next 24 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.weather.gov/lzk

Under the Current Conditions section...Select River and Lakes AHPS.

The next statement will be issued Friday evening at 900 PM CDT.

&&

ARC011-013-139-070200-
/O.CON.KLZK.FL.W.0079.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/CALA4.1.ER.250528T0045Z.250602T1615Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
849 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Ouachita River at Thatcher L&D.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 80.0 feet, Minor flooding occurs at this level. Levee
  gates should be closed to prevent the river from backing into
  Calion Lake. Access to oil and gas rigs and to timber is flooded.
  There is wide coverage of flooding in the river bottoms.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 81.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 79.0 feet Tuesday
    evening.
  - Flood stage is 79.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

              Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location      Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

Ouachita River
Thatcher L&D  79.0  81.7  Thu 8 pm CDT 81.0  80.3  79.7


&&

LAT...LON 3311 9223 3323 9236 3329 9261 3338 9247
      3333 9226 3322 9212


$$

ARC063-067-075-070200-
/O.CON.KLZK.FL.W.0074.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/BKRA4.1.ER.250524T2145Z.250527T0630Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
849 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Black River at Black Rock.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Low lying cultivated land and pastures in
  Lawrence, Jackson, and Independence counties flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 15.9 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.0
    feet Friday morning.
  - Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

           Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location   Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

Black River
Black Rock 14.0  15.9  Thu 8 pm CDT 16.7  15.6  14.6


&&

LAT...LON 3570 9140 3591 9125 3612 9115 3610 9101
      3588 9110 3564 9128


$$

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