…The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a Flood
Advisory for the following river in Arkansas…
White River At Newport affecting Independence and Jackson
Counties.
For the Lower White River…including Newport, Augusta, Georgetown,
Des Arc, Clarendon…elevated river levels are forecast.
* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE…White River at Newport.
* WHEN…From this evening to early Monday morning.
* IMPACTS…At 21.0 feet, Corps regulation stage during the winter
months for Bull Shoals and Norfork Reservoir releases.
At 26.0 feet, Many thousands of acres of cropland are inundated.
Water is near State Highway 14. Many private levees are overtopped
allowing the river to flood cropland. Water in portions of
Jacksonport State Park that are on river side of levee.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 7:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 25.4 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest of 25.7
feet just after midnight tonight (May 29) in action stage,
but within a half of a foot of minor flood stage, thus the
necessity of the Flood Advisory.
– Action stage is 21.5 feet.
– Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood