Flood Warning for Banks, Arkansas
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
919 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
...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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
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 Saturday morning at 930 AM CDT.
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919 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Ouachita River at Thatcher L&D.
* WHEN...Until 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 AM CDT Friday the stage was 80.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is cresting near 80 feet and expected to
begin a slow fall on Saturday.
- Flood stage is 79.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Fld Observed Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Sat Sun Mon
Ouachita River
Thatcher L&D 79.0 80.6 Fri 8 am CDT 80.5 80.3 79.8
LAT...LON 3311 9223 3323 9236 3329 9261 3338 9247
3333 9226 3322 9212