576 
WGUS84 KLZK 201507
FLSLZK


FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1007 AM CDT TUE MAY 20 2014

...FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK...THE FLOOD 
WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ARKANSAS... 

  OUACHITA RIVER AT THATCHER LOCK AND DAM NEAR CALION AFFECTING 
  CALHOUN...UNION AND BRADLEY COUNTIES


RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON CURRENT CONDITIONS AND RAINFALL 
FORECASTED TO OCCUR OVER THE NEXT 12 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.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LZK
UNDER THE CURRENT CONDITIONS SECTION...SELECT RIVER AND LAKES AHPS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.

EVERYONE WITH PROPERTY OR OTHER INTEREST ALONG STREAMS AND RIVERS
SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER FORECAST. SHOULD CONDITIONS 
CHANGE...LOOK FOR RIVER FORECAST OR FLOOD WARNINGS FOR USE IN MAKING 
INFORMED DECISIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.


&&

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1007 AM CDT TUE MAY 20 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE OUACHITA RIVER AT THATCHER LOCK AND DAM NEAR CALION.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 7:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 80.6 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 79.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 81.5 FEET BY 
  EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
* 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.


&&

             FLD  OBSERVED                  FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION     STG  STG  DAY TIME    WED    THU    FRI    SAT    SUN

OUACHITA RIVER
  THATCHER L  79  80.6 TUE 07 AM   80.8   80.7   80.5   80.4   80.2

&&


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



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