Flood Warning issued January 4 at 9:29AM CST until January 9 at 6:00PM CST by NWS Little Rock AR

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

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

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

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

* WHERE…Ouachita River at Thatcher L&D.

* WHEN…Until Thursday evening.

* 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 AM CST Saturday the stage was 82.1 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early Wednesday afternoon and continue falling to 78.6 feet
Thursday morning.
– Flood stage is 79.0 feet.

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