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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
1020 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...Forecast flooding changed from Moderate to Major severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in Arkansas...

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

For the Black River...including Corning, Pocahontas, Black Rock...
Major flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

River forecasts are based on current conditions and rainfall
forecasted to occur over the next 72 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 morning at 1030 AM CDT.

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1020 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Major flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Black River at Black Rock.

* WHEN...From late Friday night until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 28.5 feet, Highway 412 between Highway 63 and Walnut
  Ridge becomes inundated by flood waters.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 6.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    early Saturday morning and continue rising to a crest of 30.0
    feet Sunday evening. This crest is  based off of forecasted
    rainfall for the next three days. Continue to monitor latest
    forecasts for updates.
  - Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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           Fld   Observed           Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location   Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

Black River
Black Rock 14.0  6.7   Thu 9 am CDT 8.7   24.7  29.9


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


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